This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 17 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 13 November 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry240 applications · 119 places offered · 158 named it first
SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.
- 2026 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2025 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2024 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2023 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2022 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
- 2021 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2020 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2019 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2018 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2017 2.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2016 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- 2015 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
- 2014 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
- This school
- Lincolnshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates
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 | 119 | 240 | 2.0 | 158 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2025 | 107 | 224 | 2.1 | 142 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2024 | 94 | 217 | 2.3 | 136 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2023 | 94 | 190 | 2.0 | 116 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2022 | 93 | 199 | 2.1 | 112 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2021 | 90 | 185 | 2.1 | 123 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2020 | 104 | 258 | 2.5 | 147 | 1.41 |
| Sep 2019 | 98 | 218 | 2.2 | 131 | 1.34 |
| Sep 2018 | 91 | 211 | 2.3 | 140 | 1.54 |
| Sep 2017 | 73 | 187 | 2.6 | 100 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2016 | 94 | 199 | 2.1 | 119 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2015 | 88 | 167 | 1.9 | 110 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2014 | 89 | 201 | 2.3 | 119 | 1.34 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 110 | 56.6 | 67% | 89% | – |
| 2024/25 | 119 | 58.8 | 77% | 96% | – |
| 2023/24 | 116 | 59.9 | 72% | 97% | +0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 122 | 55.4 | 69% | 93% | +0.01 |
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
- Boston High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8 Selective
- 1.0 km · LincolnshireSpecial measures 20261.5applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
- 1.7 km · Lincolnshire20261.6applications per place 54.7Attainment 8 Selective
- 7.9 km · LincolnshireGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 27.6Attainment 8
- 8.6 km · LincolnshireGood20232.5applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · LincolnshireRequires significant improvement 20262.1applications per place 28.3Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · LincolnshireGraded · no overall grade20252.9applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 17.4 km · LincolnshireRemains Good20221.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
- 20.0 km · LincolnshireGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139140 · 925/4022
- Trust
- Boston High School
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Capacity
- 811 pupils · 837 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2013
- Replaced
- Boston High School (URN 120640)
- Address
- Spilsby Road, Boston, PE21 9PF
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire · Boston
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources