Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

South Witham Academy

2–11Ages
90Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143518URN

Water Lane, South Witham, Grantham, NG33 5PH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lincolnshire

18 applications for 9 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

35%met the expected standard

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to Lincolnshire median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

18 applications · 9 places offered · 9 named it first

2026 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 2.0
2025 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2022 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2021 1.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2018 1.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2017 1.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Lincolnshire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as South Witham Community Primary School (URN 120389), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2025	13	17	1.3	13	1.00
Sep 2024	7	8	1.1	6	0.86
Sep 2023	8	11	1.4	8	1.00
Sep 2022	9	14	1.6	8	0.89
Sep 2021	12	12	1.0	12	1.00
Sep 2020	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2019	11	13	1.2	10	0.91
Sep 2018	20	22	1.1	19	0.95
Sep 2017	17	21	1.2	17	1.00
Sep 2016 *	14	20	1.4	13	0.93
Sep 2015 *	16	21	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2014 *	19	27	1.4	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 35% · Writing 65% · Maths 47% → all three 35% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard35%227th of 244 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard35%

Lincolnshire 73% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Lincolnshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Lincolnshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Lincolnshire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Lincolnshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	35%	6%	99	100
2023/24	55%	9%	105	103
2022/23	75%	13%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

South Witham AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Cottesmore Academy
4.8 km · Rutland

Good2022

1.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Colsterworth Church of England Primary School
4.9 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Buckminster Primary School
5.2 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Rutland

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham
8.0 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.5applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Exton and Greetham CofE Primary School
8.3 km · Rutland

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Bythams Primary School
8.8 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Corby Glen Community Primary School
9.2 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.3applications per place 0%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143518 · 925/2042
Trust: Brooke Hill Academy Trust Limited
Capacity: 120 pupils · 90 on roll
Free school meals: 45.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2016
Replaced: South Witham Community Primary School (URN 120389)
Address: Water Lane, South Witham, Grantham, NG33 5PH
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources