Witham Oaks Academy

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Spa Road, Witham, CM8 1NA

Headteacher: Mr Daniel SheehanSchool website ↗Pupils: 274 (capacity: 296)Part of INSPIRES MAT
Ofsted Good
Inspected December 2023
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected December 2023

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 13 December 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
72.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 80%·Maths 81%All three 72%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding9%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected81%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
48.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
130 girls, 144 boys

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 75% (2016/17), currently 72%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1663.0%10.0%+3.2+5.8+1.5
2016/1775.0%14.0%-0.2+2.8+1.4
2017/1868.0%5.0%-0.4+4.7-0.8
2018/1972.0%8.0%-0.6+2.0-0.8
2022/2346.0%6.0%-2.9+2.1-2.9
2023/2471.0%5.0%---
2024/2572.0%6.0%---
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