SCHOOL PROFILE

Fishtoft Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139266
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 70 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 March 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Lincolnshire
Trust VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 60 60 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 29 48.3% of pupils
Male pupils 31 51.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

43.3%
18.5 pts above England
School 43.3%
Boston 30.8%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.3%
12.0 pts below England
School 8.3%
Boston 35.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Boston 1.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.0%
51
Any other White background
6.7%
4
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
3
African
3.3%
2
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 33.3% 20 of 60 pupils
12.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 33.3%
Boston 21.2%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 28.3% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 13.5 pts above
EHC plans 5.0% 3 pupils
England 6.0% 1.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Moderate learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

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

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Boston 57.8%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Boston 66.1%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

64.0%

6.3 pts below England

School 64.0%
Boston 65.8%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

64.0%

8.0 pts below England

School 64.0%
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

4.29%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.93 pts lower than England
School 4.29%
Boston 8.81%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

14.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.11 pts lower than England
School 14.71%
Boston 21.62%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.41%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.61 pts higher than England
School 4.41%
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

85.7% 2.5 pts below England
Fishtoft Academy
85.7%
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