OFSTED
9 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
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
168
162 full-time ·
6 part-time
Female pupils
83
49.4% of pupils
Male pupils
85
50.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
19.8 pts
above England
School
44.6%
Boston
30.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Boston
35.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
Boston
1.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
79.2%
133
Any other White background
8.9%
15
Gypsy / Roma
4.8%
8
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
4
Unclassified
0.6%
1
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
28.6%
48 of
168 pupils
7.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.7 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
52.0%
8.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Reading
12.8 pts below England
School
61.0%
Boston
66.1%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Writing
5.3 pts below England
School
65.0%
Boston
65.8%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
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
5.06%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.16 pts
lower than
England
School
5.06%
Boston
8.81%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
14.38%
Boston
21.62%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.50 pts
lower than
England
School
1.31%
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
80.0%
8.2 pts
below England
Old Leake Primary Academy
80.0%
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.