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Washingborough Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Lincolnshire
  • LN4 1BW
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 9,912 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 66%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 75%75%2016/17: top 64%2017/18: top 79%2018/19: top 56%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 54%54% · 2023/242024/25: top 66%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM58% · East Midlands 63%4/10 Below−12.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · East Midlands 6%3/10 Below−28.2 pts
Reading score105 · East Midlands 1055/10 Middle−15.9 pts
Maths score104 · East Midlands 1044/10 Below+10.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 43% · 40 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 57% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 54% · 41 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 65% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 42% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 61% · 36 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 58% · 38 pupils · East Midlands 63%65%42%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 40 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 10% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 5% · 41 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 2% · 45 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 6% · 36 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 3% · 38 pupils · East Midlands 6%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 40 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 36 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 105 · 38 pupils · East Midlands 10510599No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 40 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 41 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 101 · 45 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 36 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 38 pupils · East Midlands 104104101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd110
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Good
  5. 2023Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026268
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.6%
First language not English4.0%
SEN support7.7%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.5%

Girls 47.4%Boys 52.6%

85.1% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.0
Pupils per adult14.8
  • Classroom teachers 8.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 7.2
  • Other support 4.7

Teachers 10.4 FTE · Whole workforce 22.3 · 34 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,503
Spend per pupil£6,370
Staff spend per pupil£4,389
Reserve per pupil£442
  • +£116,000revenue reserve
  • +£35,000in-year balance

Grants £6,107 · self-generated £385 · premises £358 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AURUM ACADEMIES TRUST (1 academies) · trust reserve £116,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it