Lincoln The Priory Witham Academy

Type
Comprehensive
Phase
All through (with nursery)
Age range
2 to 18
School size
494
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs M Garner
Address

De Wint Avenue
Lincoln
LN6 7DT

Telephone
01522 882900 Fax: 01522 882929
School email address
generalenquiries@priorywitham.co.uk
School website

The Priory Witham Academy - Home

Church school
No
Category
Academy
Total number 11 to 16
554
Total number 16 to 18
74
Specialism
Business and Enterprise and Performing Arts
Admission authority
Academy trust
Published admission number
90
2025 oversubscription criteria

Primary School

  1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children.
  2. Siblings of pupils who are on the roll of the Academy at the time of the application.
  3. Children eligible for the early years pupil premium, or the service premium who are in a pre-school class in the Priory Witham Academy.
  4. Children of a member of staff of the academy who has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time of the application.

In the event of more applicants than places under criteria b, c or d above, children living nearest to the school have priority, using criterion e.

  1. Straight-line distance from the home to the post office address point of the academy’s main entrance, priority given to those living closest.

If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted

Secondary School

Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.

  1. Looked after or previously looked after children.
  2. Siblings of pupils who are on the roll of the Academy at the time of the application.
  3. Children of a member of staff of the academy who has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time of the application

    In the event of more applicants than places under criteria 2 or 3 above, children living nearest to the school have priority, using criterion 4.
     
  4. Children who live nearest to the Academy by straight-line from the Academy’s main entrance to the post office address point of the child’s home.

In the event that two or more applicants live the same straight-line distance from the school, the place or places will be allocated at random by an independent person.

See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

2026 oversubscription criteria

Primary School

  1. Looked after children and all previously looked after children.
  2. Siblings of pupils who are on the roll of the Academy at the time of the application.
  3. Children eligible for the early years pupil premium, or the service premium who are in a pre-school class in the Priory Witham Academy.
  4. Children of a member of staff of the academy who has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time of the application.

In the event of more applicants than places under criteria b, c or d above, children living nearest to the school have priority, using criterion e.

  1. Straight-line distance from the home to the post office address point of the academy’s main entrance, priority given to those living closest.

If distance is not sufficient to distinguish between applicants for the last place then a lottery will be conducted

Secondary School

Where the number of applications is more than the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below, to decide which children to admit.

  1. Looked after or previously looked after children.
  2. Siblings of pupils who are on the roll of the Academy at the time of the application.
  3. Children of a member of staff of the academy who has been employed at the academy for two or more years at the time of the application

    In the event of more applicants than places under criteria 2 or 3 above, children living nearest to the school have priority, using criterion 4.
     
  4. Children who live nearest to the Academy by straight-line from the Academy’s main entrance to the post office address point of the child’s home.

In the event that two or more applicants live the same straight-line distance from the school, the place or places will be allocated at random by an independent person.

See the school’s full admissions policy for more information.

Sixth form published admission number
10
Sixth form entry requirements

Priory Witham Academy offers a wide range of sixth-form courses at Level 3 and some at Level 2. All applicants for places in the sixth form must satisfy the academic entry requirements of Priory Witham Academy.

For Level 3 technical courses we normally expect students to have achieved grades from their best English and their mathematics grades that ‘total’ 7. For example, a grade 4 in English and a grade 3 in mathematics would meet this requirement. In addition, each course may have subject-specific GCSE requirements which we expect students to meet. Where there are subject-specific requirements, these are published each year in the Sixth Form prospectus. Academic entry requirements and subject-specific requirements are the same for internal and external applicants. There are no minimum grade requirements for Level 2 vocational courses.

We expect any students who have not achieved a GCSE grade 4 in each of English and mathematics to take or retake the relevant course so that they have achieved this standard in both subjects by the time they leave the sixth form.

We discuss with each applicant the best match of course to their subject background. Further information for individual subjects can be found in the academy’s sixth form prospectus.

Dates for applications for entry to Year 12, and acceptances and refusals, will be published in the Academy’s sixth form prospectus. Applications are made directly to the Academy.

Sixth form oversubscription criteria
Where the number of applications for admission is greater than the published admissions number, applications for the Academy will be considered by the Trust against the criteria set out below.
 
The Priory Witham Academy will first accept all pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan which names the Academy.
 
After the admission of pupils with EHC plan, the criteria below will be applied in the order in which they are set out below:
  1. Looked after Children or previously Looked after Children.
  2. Students wishing to study the Academy’s specialist subjects (performing arts, and business and enterprise)
Where the application of this criterion still leaves more students than places, then the students’ total points scores in GCSE examinations will be taken into account, in order, starting with the highest score. In the case of tied scores, then the distance from home to the academy will be used as in criterion 3 below;

        3. A student who lives nearest to the Academy by straight-line distance from the Academy’s main entrance to                the post office address point of the child’s home.

In the event that two or more applicants under criterion 3 live the same straight-line distance from the school, the place or places will be allocated at random by an independent person.
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Department for Education Number
9256905