Witham St Hughs Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Lincolnshire·LN6 9WF
Composite score
65.6
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#2,508
National rank
#166
In East Midlands
#18
In Lincolnshire
Top 17%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
83%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
97%
61 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.02
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
96
any preference, for 60 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820220.9820230.9820241.1220251.022026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

We do not have a checked cut-off distance for Witham St Hughs Academy yet. Lincolnshire does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
408
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
12.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
4.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
2.7%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.4
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£9,973
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Witham St Hughs Academy

Witham St Hughs Academy is a primary school in Lincolnshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 408 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 1.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 17% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 97% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (61 first choices for 60 places). Overall pupil absence was 3.2%. There are about 21.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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