The Boston Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 6 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Boys
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
139180
Address
South End, PE21 6JY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
863 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
92.7%
Girls
7.3%
First language not English
30.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.7%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 59.2%
Other White 21.7%
Mixed 7.6%
Indian 3.8%
Other 2%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.4
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.02
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 80%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 47%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.6
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE30
BiologyGCSE89
Business Studies:SingleGCSE87
ChemistryGCSE89
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE76
English LanguageGCSE135
English LiteratureGCSE134
FrenchGCSE18
GeographyGCSE99
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Boston Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
117
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
153
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
113
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
123
123
0
Year 8
122
122
0
Year 9
142
142
0
Year 10
127
127
0
Year 11
136
136
0
Year 12
102
71
31
Year 13
111
79
32
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
86.6%
85.6%
Further education
17.0%
39.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
74.0%
43.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
3.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
4.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
0.0%
4.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.3%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
84.0%
66.4%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
24.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
4.0%
3.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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