Witham Hall School
Witham Hall School is an independent school in Bourne for boys and girls aged 4 to 13. It has 225 pupils and room for 270.
Witham-on-the-Hill, Bourne, PE10 0JJ01778 590222withamhall.comMr William Austen headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 225 | 217 | 242 | 247 | 250 | 252 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 38% | 31% | 14% | 15% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bythams Primary School | Council | 2.7 miles | 58 | Requires improvement 2024 | 4 | Compare |
| Thurlby Community Primary Academy | Academy | 2.8 miles | 213 | Good 2024 | 64 | Compare |
| Bourne Westfield Primary Academy | Academy | 3.2 miles | 683 | No overall grade 2025 | 69 | Compare |
| Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 3.2 miles | 273 | Good 2022 | 73 | Compare |
| The Edenham Church of England School | Academy | 3.3 miles | 110 | Not inspected | 57 | Compare |
| Bourne Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 3.5 miles | 1,718 | Good 2022 | 93 | Compare |
| Willoughby Academy | Academy | 3.5 miles | 143 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy | Academy | 3.7 miles | 686 | Report card 2026 | 63 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Witham Hall School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Witham Hall School yet.
How many pupils does Witham Hall School have?
225 pupils aged 4 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 270 places, so it is 83% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Witham-on-the-Hill, Bourne, PE10 0JJ
- Telephone
- 01778 590222
- Website
- www.withamhall.com
- Headteacher
- Mr William Austen
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 4-13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward
- Glen
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 February 1960
- URN
- 120727 · LAESTAB 9256015 · UKPRN 10073530
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.