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Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Ashlawn Drive, Boston PE21 9PX · bostonstmarys.co.uk · 01205 362092
On the mapSearch near PE21 9PX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Feb 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Lincolnshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 189
- 90% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 15.9%
- First language not English
- 81.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 16 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Lincolnshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120615)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 February 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Feb 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120615), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120615)
Jun 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120615)
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (18 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 18
- 9% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied