SCHOOL PROFILE

Tower Road Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 136793
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 630 Published school capacity
Capacity used 88.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

7 February 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 559 559 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 261 46.7% of pupils
Male pupils 298 53.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.4%
6.4 pts below England
School 18.4%
Boston 30.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

42.2%
21.9 pts above England
School 42.2%
Boston 35.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

5.2%
4.2 pts above England
School 5.2%
Boston 1.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
41.0%
229
Any other White background
15.7%
88
Indian
10.6%
59
Unclassified
7.7%
43
Pakistani
6.1%
34
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
30
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.3% 136 of 559 pupils
3.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.3%
Boston 21.2%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.7% 110 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 26 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 34
No specialist assessment yet 31
Social, emotional & mental health 31
Specific learning difficulty 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Vision impairment 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Boston 57.8%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Boston 66.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Boston 65.8%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Boston 68.1%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.22 pts lower than England
School 4.99%
Boston 8.81%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.73%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.09 pts lower than England
School 10.73%
Boston 21.62%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.34%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.46 pts lower than England
School 1.34%
Boston 5.11%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

88.7% 0.5 pts above England
Tower Road Academy
88.7%
Boston
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information