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
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 122 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 122 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 122 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 122 |
Admissions
The Boston Grammar School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 69.0% 47.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 63.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 21.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 19.0% 18.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.5% 1.7% |