Academy sponsor led · Lincolnshire

Giles Academy

11–18Ages
793Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
148185URN

Church Lane, Old Leake, Boston, PE22 9LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.6 above Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

427 applications for 170 places · 8th of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.6of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

33rd of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding

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

2.5applications per place, Year 7

0.6 above Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

427 applications · 170 places offered · 188 named it first

2026 2.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 2.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Lincolnshire median

Dashed bars: as The Giles Academy (URN 136282), The Giles School (URN 120719), the previous school.

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	170	427	2.5	188	1.11
Sep 2025	174	394	2.3	197	1.13
Sep 2024	172	331	1.9	148	0.86
Sep 2023	169	259	1.5	126	0.75
Sep 2022	149	190	1.3	62	0.42
Sep 2021	83	144	1.7	59	0.71
Sep 2020 *	128	266	2.1	102	0.80
Sep 2019 *	176	305	1.7	135	0.77
Sep 2018 *	180	389	2.2	187	1.04
Sep 2017 *	230	404	1.8	198	0.86
Sep 2016 *	232	405	1.8	212	0.91
Sep 2015 *	180	364	2.0	164	0.91
Sep 2014 *	169	316	1.9	148	0.88

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

139 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.633rd of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths22%45th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths48%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	139	39.6	22%	48%	–
2024/25	153	38.6	22%	43%	–
2023/24	160	40.0	26%	45%	+0.20
2022/23	146	41.3	25%	44%	+0.08

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

Giles AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
Boston High School
8.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 56.6Attainment 8 Selective
William Lovell Church of England Academy
9.4 km · Lincolnshire

Requires significant improvement 2026

2.1applications per place 28.3Attainment 8
Haven High Academy
9.6 km · Lincolnshire

Special measures 2026

1.5applications per place 32.6Attainment 8
The Boston Grammar School
10.1 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.6applications per place 54.7Attainment 8 Selective
Thomas Middlecott Academy
15.8 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 27.6Attainment 8
King Edward VI Academy
16.4 km · Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Barnes Wallis Academy
20.6 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 39.0Attainment 8
Skegness Academy
20.6 km · Lincolnshire

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 31.2Attainment 8

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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 148185 · 925/4052
Trust: South Lincolnshire Academies Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,100 pupils · 793 on roll
Free school meals: 34.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: The Giles Academy (URN 136282); The Giles School (URN 120719)
Address: Church Lane, Old Leake, Boston, PE22 9LD
Local authority: Lincolnshire · Boston

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