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Haven High Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Marian Road, Boston PE21 9HB · havenhighacademy.net · 01205 311979
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jul 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 31.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,229
- 96% of 1,275 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 40.6%
- First language not English
- 47.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 128 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 179 | 128 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 253 | 143 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 185 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 245 | 266 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 357 | 1.3▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 31.7, and 12.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼31.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼12.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼35.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼12.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.63 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.8 | +3.4 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 74.2 | −5.1 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −0.3 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Haven High Academy on 7 July 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 7 Jul 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jul 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Jul 2024Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Nov 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Dec 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
26% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 26%
- Replies
- 88
- 7% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 62% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (35%) with SEND