OFSTED
17 July 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
837
837 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
806
96.3% of pupils
Male pupils
31
3.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.1 pts
below England
School
14.7%
Boston
30.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.4 pts
above England
School
23.7%
Boston
35.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.4 pts
above England
School
2.4%
Boston
1.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
60.5%
506
Any other White background
19.7%
165
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
37
Indian
4.3%
36
African
2.5%
21
Pakistani
2.4%
20
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
11.8%
99 of
837 pupils
9.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
5.2 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
58.8
19.6 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.37 · 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
5.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.34 pts
lower than
England
School
5.87%
Boston
8.81%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.14 pts
higher than
England
School
15.96%
Boston
21.62%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.51%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.29 pts
lower than
England
School
0.51%
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
103.2%
10.9 pts
above England
Boston High School
103.2%
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.