Multi-academy trust
The Priory Federation of Academies
13 schools across 2 local authorities in East Midlands, teaching 8,322 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 13
- Primary
- 7
- Secondary
- 6
- Pupils
- 8,322
- Average Attainment 8
- 42.7
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 59%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 12 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.05 (interval -0.14 to 0.04). That interval spans zero, so this is not a win: the group is not statistically distinguishable from average. A score such as +0.2 with a ±0.4 interval is noise, not a result. Weighted by 1,003 pupils across 6 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
10 of the trust's 13 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 3 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 1 Outstanding, 9 Good; 3 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in The Priory Federation of Academies
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Priory Witham AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Lincoln | Good 2023 | 37.9 | -0.52-0.79 to -0.25 | |
| Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Lincoln | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Bracebridge Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Lincoln | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Cherry Willingham Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Lincoln | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Heighington Millfield Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Lincoln | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Huntingtower Community Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Grantham | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ling Moor Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Lincoln | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Waddington Redwood Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Lincoln | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Priory Academy LSSTAcademy sponsor led | Lincoln | Good 2023 | 53.9 | 0.15-0.02 to 0.33 · not a win | |
| The Priory Belvoir AcademyAcademy converter | Nottingham | Good 2024 | 46.3 | 0.21-0.03 to 0.45 · not a win | |
| The Priory City of Lincoln AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Lincoln | Report card 2025 | 35.6 | -0.64-0.86 to -0.42 | |
| The Priory Pembroke AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Lincoln | Good 2022 | 41 | 0.03-0.29 to 0.35 · not a win | |
| The Priory Ruskin AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Grantham | Outstanding 2024 | 41.4 | 0.220.04 to 0.40 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.