Boston High School
Spilsby Road, Boston, PE21 9PF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne-Marie Franks
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 811
- Pupils on roll
- 837
- URN
- 139140
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205310505
About this school
Boston High School is a girls' secondary academy in Boston. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 837 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 July 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 122 | 116 | 119 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.4 | 59.9 | 58.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.25 to +0.27 | +0.37 +0.11 to +0.64 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 69% | 72.4% | 76.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 93% | 97.4% | 95.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 38% | 47.4% | 37% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
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 Boston High 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 | 55.4 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 59.9 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.8 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 833 |
| 2023/24 | 818 |
| 2024/25 | 816 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boston High School compares
Boston High School ranked 11th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58.8 | 5.9% | 12.2% | 837 | — |
| Haven High Academy | 31.7 | 11.6% | 37% | 1,229 | 0.6 miles |
| The Boston Grammar School | 53.1 | 5.8% | 14% | 924 | 1.1 miles |
| Thomas Middlecott Academy | 32.1 | 11% | 37.7% | 612 | 4.9 miles |
| The Giles Academy | 38.6 | 8.4% | 34.9% | 793 | 5.3 miles |
| William Lovell Church of England Academy | 29.4 | 14.5% | 51.4% | 347 | 7.1 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)
- 12.24%
- English as an additional language
- 22.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.87%
- Persistent absence
- 15.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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Haven High Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Boston
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The Boston Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Boston
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Thomas Middlecott Academy4.9 miles
Secondary · Boston
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The Giles Academy5.3 miles
Secondary · Boston
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William Lovell Church of England Academy7.1 miles
Secondary · Boston
Other schools in Boston
Boston High School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Boston.
- Haven High Academy 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 year groups does Boston High School teach?
- Boston High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Boston.
- Who is the headteacher of Boston High School?
- The headteacher of Boston High School is Mrs Anne-Marie Franks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Boston High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boston High 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 big is Boston High School?
- Boston High School has 837 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Boston High School full?
- Boston High School has capacity for 811 pupils and 837 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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 Boston High School a faith school?
- No. Boston High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Boston High School a selective school?
- Yes. Boston High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Boston High School?
- Boston High School is part of BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Boston High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.4 in 2022/23 and 58.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boston High School rank locally?
- Boston High School ranked 11th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 92% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Boston High School's absence rate?
- Boston High School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boston High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boston High 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 1 July 2026.