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Boston High School
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Spilsby Road, Boston PE21 9PF · bostonhighschool.co.uk · 01205 310505
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 837
- 26 over 811 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
- First language not English
- 23.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Boston High School
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 158 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 73% 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 | 119 | 158 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 107 | 142 | 1.3▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 94 | 136 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 94 | 116 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 93 | 112 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.8, and 76.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲76.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲95.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.26 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 80.2 | +6.7 |
| Further education | 12.9 | −10.6 |
| Other education | 2.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.9 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 students | C (30.9) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 116 students | C (30.9) | Below average -0.17 | |
| 27 students | Merit+ (27.4) | Average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 101 | D+ (24.1) | -0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 136 | C (29.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 119 | C+ (32.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 154 | C- (26.8) | -0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 114 | C (29.9) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 99 | C- (27) | -0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 128 | C+ (32.5) | +0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50.9 | −13.3 |
| Further education | 1.7 | −4 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.8 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 23.7 | +4.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.2 | +8.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.8 | — |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Boston High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 66
- 8% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (27%) with SEND