OFSTED
4 June 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
3 March 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
16 June 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
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
300
300 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
147
49.0% of pupils
Male pupils
153
51.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.5 pts
above England
School
34.3%
Boston
30.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
54.4 pts
above England
School
74.7%
Boston
35.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.0 pts
above England
School
4.0%
Boston
1.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
54.3%
163
White British
28.0%
84
Indian
8.7%
26
African
2.3%
7
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
4
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
25.0%
75 of
300 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
above
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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
53.0%
7.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
70.0%
Reading
3.8 pts below England
School
70.0%
Boston
66.1%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
60.0%
Writing
10.3 pts below England
School
60.0%
Boston
65.8%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Maths
In line with England
School
72.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.79 pts
lower than
England
School
5.42%
Boston
8.81%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.90 pts
higher than
England
School
18.71%
Boston
21.62%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.05 pts
lower than
England
School
1.75%
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
95.2%
7.1 pts
above England
Park Academy
95.2%
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.