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William Lovell Church of England Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Main Road, Stickney, Boston PE22 8AA · williamlovell.co.uk · 01205 480352
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 29.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 347
- 77% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 52.2%
- First language not English
- 13%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 63 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 | 63 | 47 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 50 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 64 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 37 | 31 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 29.4, and 12.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼29.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼12.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼25.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 14.8 | +7.3 |
| Sixth form college | 1.6 | — |
| Further education | 60.7 | −18.5 |
| Other education | 1.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | — |
| Employment | 1.6 | −2.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +2.8 |
| Activity not captured | 9.8 | +4.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected William Lovell Church of England Academy on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour: Urgent improvement
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Nov 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Positive
- 62%
- Replies
- 32
- 10% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 91% who raised concerns
based on 11 parents (34%) whose child was bullied
based on 22 parents (69%) with SEND