Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Swineshead St Mary's Primary School, Abbey Road, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3EN
This school is closed (it closed in October 2024).
It was replaced by Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Collett
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lincoln
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 120558
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
About this school
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Boston. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 243 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 41 | 39 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 51% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 67% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 64% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 64% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Swineshead St Mary's Church of England 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 | 66% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 6.3% | 30.9% | 243 | — |
| Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School | — | 4.9% | 30.5% | 240 | 0.0 miles |
| The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 39.8% | 259 | 3.7 miles |
| Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School | 94% | 5.3% | 23.3% | 98 | 4.0 miles |
| The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton | — | 4.9% | 22.5% | 143 | 4.1 miles |
| Kirton Primary School | 63% | 4.4% | 35.8% | 537 | 4.3 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Boston
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The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Spalding
-
The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton4.1 miles
Primary · Boston
-
Kirton Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Boston
Other 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
- Kirton Primary School Primary
- Old Leake Primary Academy Primary
- Park Academy Primary
- Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Boston.
- Has Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
- Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School had 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Swineshead St Mary's Church of England 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 31 October 2024.