Haven High Academy
Marian Road, Boston, PE21 9HB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Head Teacher
- Mr Austin Sheppard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Voyage Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,275
- Pupils on roll
- 1,229
- URN
- 138754
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205311979
About this school
Haven High Academy is a secondary academy in Boston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,229 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Haven High Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 242 | 260 | 266 |
| Attainment 8 score | 33.1 | 31.3 | 31.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 -0.59 to -0.20 | -0.65 -0.83 to -0.47 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 14% | 16.2% | 12.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 34% | 34.2% | 35.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 8% | 10.8% | 12.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Haven High 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 | 33.1 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 31.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 31.7 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,446 |
| 2023/24 | 1,323 |
| 2024/25 | 1,272 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haven High Academy compares
Haven High Academy ranked 52nd of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31.7 | 11.6% | 37% | 1,229 | — |
| Boston High School | 58.8 | 5.9% | 12.2% | 837 | 0.6 miles |
| The Boston Grammar School | 53.1 | 5.8% | 14% | 924 | 0.9 miles |
| Thomas Middlecott Academy | 32.1 | 11% | 37.7% | 612 | 4.6 miles |
| The Giles Academy | 38.6 | 8.4% | 34.9% | 793 | 5.9 miles |
| William Lovell Church of England Academy | 29.4 | 14.5% | 51.4% | 347 | 7.3 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.03%
- English as an additional language
- 43.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.57%
- Persistent absence
- 37.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Boston High School0.6 miles
Secondary · Boston
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The Boston Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary · Boston
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Thomas Middlecott Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Boston
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The Giles Academy5.9 miles
Secondary · Boston
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William Lovell Church of England Academy7.3 miles
Secondary · Boston
Other schools in Boston
Haven High Academy ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Boston.
- Boston High School Secondary
- The Boston Grammar School Secondary
- The Giles Academy Secondary
- Thomas Middlecott Academy Secondary
- William Lovell Church of England Academy Secondary
- Boston Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Haven High Academy teach?
- Haven High Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Boston.
- Who is the head teacher of Haven High Academy?
- The head teacher of Haven High Academy is Mr Austin Sheppard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Haven High Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haven High 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 many pupils are at Haven High Academy?
- Haven High Academy has 1,229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Haven High Academy full?
- Haven High Academy has capacity for 1,275 pupils and 1,229 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Haven High Academy a faith school?
- No. Haven High Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Haven High Academy a selective school?
- No. Haven High Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Haven High Academy part of an academy trust?
- Haven High 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 Haven High Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 33.1 in 2022/23 and 31.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haven High Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Haven High Academy ranked 52nd of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 23% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haven High Academy's absence rate?
- Haven High Academy's overall absence rate is 11.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haven High Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haven High 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.