OFSTED
9 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,229
1,229 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
561
45.6% of pupils
Male pupils
668
54.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.8 pts
above England
School
40.6%
Boston
30.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
27.0 pts
above England
School
47.3%
Boston
35.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Boston
1.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
38.1%
468
Any other White background
29.5%
362
Unclassified
27.0%
332
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
22
African
1.3%
16
Indian
0.9%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.3%
249 of
1,229 pupils
0.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
31.7
7.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.65 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.35 pts
higher than
England
School
11.57%
Boston
8.81%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
37.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
21.57 pts
higher than
England
School
37.38%
Boston
21.62%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.84%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
5.03 pts
higher than
England
School
6.84%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.4%
4.1 pts
above England
Haven High Academy
96.4%
Boston
91.6%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.