Thomas Middlecott Academy
Edinburgh Drive, Kirton, Boston, PE20 1JS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Associate Principal
- Mr Jude Hunton
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 540
- Pupils on roll
- 612
- URN
- 141391
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205722336
About this school
Thomas Middlecott Academy is a secondary academy in Boston. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 612 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Thomas Middlecott Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 101 | 103 | 102 |
| Attainment 8 score | 29.6 | 29.1 | 32.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.98 -1.27 to -0.69 | -0.78 -1.06 to -0.49 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 6% | 10.7% | 15.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 23% | 25.2% | 35.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 34% | 21.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
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 Thomas Middlecott 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 | 29.6 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.1 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.1 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 576 |
| 2023/24 | 588 |
| 2024/25 | 600 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Thomas Middlecott Academy compares
Thomas Middlecott Academy ranked 51st 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 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.1 | 11% | 37.7% | 612 | — |
| The Boston Grammar School | 53.1 | 5.8% | 14% | 924 | 3.8 miles |
| Haven High Academy | 31.7 | 11.6% | 37% | 1,229 | 4.6 miles |
| Boston High School | 58.8 | 5.9% | 12.2% | 837 | 4.9 miles |
| Cowley Academy | 36.5 | 8.9% | 35.9% | 621 | 6.0 miles |
| University Academy Holbeach | 39.9 | 9.9% | 32.8% | 1,378 | 8.5 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)
- 37.67%
- English as an additional language
- 30.8%
- Overall absence
- 10.99%
- Persistent absence
- 34.82%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Boston Grammar School3.8 miles
Secondary · Boston
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Haven High Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Boston
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Boston High School4.9 miles
Secondary · Boston
-
Cowley Academy6.0 miles
Secondary · Spalding
-
University Academy Holbeach8.5 miles
Secondary · Spalding
Other schools in Boston
Thomas Middlecott Academy ranks 4th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Boston.
- Boston High School Secondary
- Haven High Academy Secondary
- The Boston Grammar School Secondary
- The Giles 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 Thomas Middlecott Academy teach?
- Thomas Middlecott Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Boston.
- Who is the associate principal of Thomas Middlecott Academy?
- The associate principal of Thomas Middlecott Academy is Mr Jude Hunton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Thomas Middlecott Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Thomas Middlecott 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 Thomas Middlecott Academy?
- Thomas Middlecott Academy has 612 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Thomas Middlecott Academy full?
- Thomas Middlecott Academy has capacity for 540 pupils and 612 on roll (113%), 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 Thomas Middlecott Academy a faith school?
- No. Thomas Middlecott Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Thomas Middlecott Academy part of an academy trust?
- Thomas Middlecott Academy is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Thomas Middlecott Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 29.6 in 2022/23 and 32.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Thomas Middlecott Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Thomas Middlecott Academy ranked 51st 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 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Thomas Middlecott Academy's absence rate?
- Thomas Middlecott Academy's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Thomas Middlecott Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Thomas Middlecott 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.