The Boston Grammar School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 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
- 874 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 92.0%
- Girls
- 8.0%
- First language not English
- 32.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
White British 57.8%
Other White 21.7%
Mixed 9.1%
Indian 3.9%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.93
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 88 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| English Language | GCSE | 124 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 123 |
| French | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
The Boston Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 130
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 136 136 0 |
| Year 8 | 128 128 0 |
| Year 9 | 127 127 0 |
| Year 10 | 142 142 0 |
| Year 11 | 126 126 0 |
| Year 12 | 125 86 39 |
| Year 13 | 90 59 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% 59.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 18.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.9% 2.4% |