Academy converter · Lincolnshire

William Lovell Church of England Academy

11–16Ages
347Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138756URN

Main Road, Stickney, Boston, PE22 8AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

132 applications for 63 places · 19th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

28.3of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

53rd of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 20 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement				Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour				Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

10 March 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement
10 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

132 applications · 63 places offered · 47 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 2.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 2.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

This school
Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	63	132	2.1	47	0.75
Sep 2025	57	112	2.0	50	0.88
Sep 2024	53	104	2.0	46	0.87
Sep 2023	64	110	1.7	55	0.86
Sep 2022	37	88	2.4	31	0.84
Sep 2021	58	96	1.7	36	0.62
Sep 2020	51	111	2.2	47	0.92
Sep 2019	51	105	2.1	39	0.76
Sep 2018	51	108	2.1	40	0.78
Sep 2017	56	147	2.6	55	0.98
Sep 2016	64	177	2.8	55	0.86
Sep 2015	54	151	2.8	46	0.85
Sep 2014	101	214	2.1	93	0.92

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

64 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)28.353rd of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths8%53rd of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths17%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.34

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	64	28.3	8%	17%	–
2024/25	55	29.4	13%	26%	–
2023/24	61	27.1	8%	28%	−1.34
2022/23	55	26.7	4%	16%	−1.04

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

William Lovell Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.1applications per place 28.3Attainment 8
Giles Academy
9.4 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
King Edward VI Academy
11.3 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
Boston High School
11.4 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8 Selective
Haven High Academy
11.7 km · Lincolnshire

Special measures 2026

1.5applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
The Barnes Wallis Academy
12.4 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
The Boston Grammar School
13.1 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.6applications per place 54.7Attainment 8 Selective
The Banovallum School
14.5 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 35.2Attainment 8
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle
15.6 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 62.7Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138756 · 925/4516
Trust: Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 450 pupils · 347 on roll
Free school meals: 52.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: William Lovell Church of England School (URN 120664)
Address: Main Road, Stickney, Boston, PE22 8AA
Local authority: Lincolnshire · East Lindsey

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources