Kirton Primary School
Station Road, Kirton, Boston, PE20 1HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Marc Neall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 537
- URN
- 120415
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205722236
About this school
Kirton Primary School is a community primary school in Boston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 537 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kirton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 85 | 59 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 68% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 17% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 76% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 68% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kirton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 549 |
| 2023/24 | 542 |
| 2024/25 | 537 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirton Primary School compares
Kirton Primary School ranked 102nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.4% | 35.8% | 537 | — |
| Wyberton Primary Academy | 72% | 5.4% | 32.2% | 211 | 1.7 miles |
| The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton | — | 4.9% | 22.5% | 143 | 2.4 miles |
| St Thomas CofE Primary Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 28% | 400 | 2.7 miles |
| Staniland Academy | 58% | 5.2% | 42.3% | 461 | 3.2 miles |
| Boston West Academy | 69% | 6% | 23.9% | 412 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.76%
- English as an additional language
- 22.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.35%
- Persistent absence
- 9.11%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wyberton Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Boston
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The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton2.4 miles
Primary · Boston
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St Thomas CofE Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Boston
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Staniland Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Boston
-
Boston West Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Boston
Other schools in Boston
Kirton Primary School ranks 11th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Boston.
- Boston Pioneers Free School Academy Primary
- Boston West Academy Primary
- Carlton Road Academy Primary
- Fishtoft Academy Primary
- Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frithville Primary School Primary
- Gipsey Bridge Academy Primary
- Hawthorn Tree School Primary
- Old Leake Primary Academy Primary
- Park Academy Primary
- Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston Primary
- St Nicholas CE Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kirton Primary School teach?
- Kirton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Boston.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Kirton Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Kirton Primary School is Mr Marc Neall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kirton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kirton Primary School?
- Kirton Primary School has 537 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kirton Primary School full?
- Kirton Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 537 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kirton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kirton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kirton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kirton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirton Primary School compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Kirton Primary School ranked 102nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirton Primary School's absence rate?
- Kirton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.