Staniland Academy
Peck Avenue, Boston, PE21 8DF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Acting Head Teacher
- Mrs Rachel Bailey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Voyage Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 461
- URN
- 138752
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205365527
About this school
Staniland Academy is a primary academy in Boston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 461 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. 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 89 | 89 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 74% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Staniland 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 | 67% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 545 |
| 2023/24 | 525 |
| 2024/25 | 508 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Staniland Academy compares
Staniland Academy ranked 141st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.2% | 42.3% | 461 | — |
| Carlton Road Academy | 53% | 5.8% | 43.6% | 458 | 0.4 miles |
| Boston Pioneers Free School Academy | 63% | 5.5% | 38.1% | 411 | 0.5 miles |
| Boston West Academy | 69% | 6% | 23.9% | 412 | 0.7 miles |
| Park Academy | 53% | 5.4% | 33.7% | 300 | 0.9 miles |
| St Thomas CofE Primary Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 28% | 400 | 1.1 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)
- 42.32%
- English as an additional language
- 56.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carlton Road Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Boston
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Boston Pioneers Free School Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Boston
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Boston West Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Boston
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Park Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Boston
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St Thomas CofE Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Boston
Other schools in Boston
Staniland Academy ranks 15th 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 Staniland Academy teach?
- Staniland Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Boston.
- Who is the acting head teacher of Staniland Academy?
- The acting head teacher of Staniland Academy is Mrs Rachel Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Staniland Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Staniland 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 Staniland Academy?
- Staniland Academy has 461 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Staniland Academy full?
- Staniland Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 461 on roll (73%), 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 Staniland Academy a faith school?
- No. Staniland Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Staniland Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Staniland Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Staniland Academy?
- Staniland Academy is part of VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Staniland Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Staniland Academy rank locally?
- Staniland Academy ranked 141st of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Staniland Academy's absence rate?
- Staniland Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Staniland Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Staniland 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.