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Giles Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Church Lane, Old Leake, Boston PE22 9LD · gilesacademy.co.uk · 01205 870693
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 793
- 72% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- First language not English
- 25.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 188 families put the school first and 170 places were offered; 79% 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 | 170 | 188 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 197 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 148 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 169 | 126 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 62 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.6, and 22.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (19 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼16.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.17 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 136282)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15 | −5.4 |
| Further education | 68.8 | +1.7 |
| Other education | 1.9 | +0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | +3.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 students | D (19) | Well below average -0.64 | |
| 30 students | D- (16.1) | Well below average -0.90 | |
| 26 students | Merit (25.7) | Average -0.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 24 | D (19.1) | -0.77 |
| 2016/17 | 52 | D+ (23.9) | -0.38 |
| 2015/16 | 48 | D (21.3) | -0.30 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136282)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2019/20 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 25 | −20 |
| Further and other education | 19 | +15 |
| Further education | 17 | +14 |
| Other education | 2 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 15 | −3 |
| Employment | 21 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | — |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 136282)
Ofsted
Giles Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 136282), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Sixth form Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136282)
Before September 2019
Jul 2017Requires 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 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136282)
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 136282)
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (79 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 79
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (24%) with SEND