Witham St Hughs Academy

Primary school in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Outstanding (Mar 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 26 March 2024, report published 13 May 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.

Grades for each area
Area	Grade
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years	Outstanding
Safeguarding effective	Yes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around March 2028

The last inspection was in March 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

1.6 milesSwinderby All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Good (Jul 2024)
2.0 milesBassingham Primary School
Primary, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
School remains Good (Jul 2022)
2.2 milesThe St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Thorpe on the Hill
Primary, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
2.9 milesThe South Hykeham Community Primary School
Primary, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
3.0 milesEagle Community Primary School
Primary, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Requires improvement (May 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.