Tower Road Academy
Ashlawn Drive, Boston, PE21 9PX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Smith
- Sponsor
- Keystone Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 559
- URN
- 136793
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205365922
About this school
Tower Road Academy is a primary academy in Boston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 559 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 February 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 83 | 91 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 75% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 79% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 80% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Tower Road Academy 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 | 60% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 585 |
| 2023/24 | 572 |
| 2024/25 | 561 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tower Road Academy compares
Tower Road Academy ranked 107th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5% | 19.1% | 559 | — |
| Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston | 72% | 4.9% | 16.9% | 189 | 0.1 miles |
| St Nicholas CE Primary Academy | 74% | 6.2% | 44.2% | 187 | 0.7 miles |
| Boston Pioneers Free School Academy | 63% | 5.5% | 38.1% | 411 | 0.8 miles |
| Park Academy | 53% | 5.4% | 33.7% | 300 | 0.8 miles |
| Carlton Road Academy | 53% | 5.8% | 43.6% | 458 | 0.9 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)
- 19.07%
- English as an additional language
- 44.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.99%
- Persistent absence
- 10.73%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston0.1 miles
Primary · Boston
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St Nicholas CE Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Boston
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Boston Pioneers Free School Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Boston
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Park Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Boston
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Carlton Road Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Boston
Other schools in Boston
Tower Road Academy ranks 13th 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
- Kirton Primary School Primary
- Old Leake Primary Academy Primary
- Park Academy Primary
- Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tower Road Academy teach?
- Tower Road Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Boston.
- Who is the headteacher of Tower Road Academy?
- The headteacher of Tower Road Academy is Mrs S Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tower Road Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tower Road Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tower Road Academy?
- Tower Road Academy has 559 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Tower Road Academy full?
- Tower Road Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 559 on roll (89%), 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 Tower Road Academy a faith school?
- No. Tower Road Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Tower Road Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Tower Road Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Tower Road Academy?
- Tower Road Academy is part of KEYSTONE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tower Road Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tower Road Academy rank locally?
- Tower Road Academy ranked 107th of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tower Road Academy's absence rate?
- Tower Road Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tower Road Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tower Road Academy'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 1 July 2026.