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Thomas Middlecott Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Edinburgh Drive, Kirton, Boston PE20 1JS · thomasmiddlecott.co.uk · 01205 722336
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 32.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 612
- 72 over 540 places · 113%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 41.5%
- First language not English
- 26.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 79 families put the school first and 115 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 | 115 | 79 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 114 | 121 | 1.1▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 110 | 98 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 91 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 119 | 88 | 0.7 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 32.1, and 15.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼32.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼15.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼35.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.69 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 4.9 | −3.3 |
| Further education | 75.7 | +7.7 |
| Other education | 1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.9 | −6.3 |
| Employment | 1 | −8.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13.6 | +8.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Thomas Middlecott Academy on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120643), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 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 - Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Sept 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120643)
What parents said
33% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 33%
- Replies
- 39
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 56% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (28%) with SEND