Boston Spa Academy
Clifford Moor Road, Boston Spa, Wetherby, LS23 6RW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Peter Hollywood
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The GORSE Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,498
- URN
- 146217
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01937846636
About this school
Boston Spa Academy is a secondary academy in Wetherby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,498 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 200 | 218 | 229 |
| Attainment 8 score | 54.8 | 54.1 | 55.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.50 +0.30 to +0.70 | +0.56 +0.36 to +0.75 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 67% | 63.8% | 70.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 76.1% | 83.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 30% | 89% | 84.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 5.2 | 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 Spa 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54.8 | 39.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 39.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.6 | 39.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,362 |
| 2023/24 | 1,429 |
| 2024/25 | 1,456 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boston Spa Academy compares
Boston Spa Academy ranked 4th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.6 | 8% | 20.8% | 1,498 | — |
| Wetherby High School | 49.4 | 10.1% | 27.1% | 828 | 2.2 miles |
| Tadcaster Grammar School | 50 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 1,494 | 2.7 miles |
| John Smeaton Academy | 29.5 | 11.3% | 43.1% | 677 | 6.6 miles |
| Leeds East Academy | 32.7 | 17.4% | 59.6% | 967 | 7.2 miles |
| Bishop Young Church of England Academy | 36.9 | 12.1% | 54.7% | 777 | 7.2 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)
- 20.76%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.99%
- Persistent absence
- 22.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wetherby High School2.2 miles
Secondary · Wetherby
-
Tadcaster Grammar School2.7 miles
Secondary · Tadcaster
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John Smeaton Academy6.6 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Leeds East Academy7.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
-
Bishop Young Church of England Academy7.2 miles
Secondary · Leeds
Other schools in Wetherby
- Wetherby High School Secondary
- Bramham Primary School Primary
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Crossley Street Primary School Primary
- Deighton Gates Primary School Primary
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch Primary
- Primrose Lane Primary School Primary
- Sicklinghall Community Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa Primary
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Primary
- St John's Catholic Specialist School, Boston Spa Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Boston Spa Academy teach?
- Boston Spa Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wetherby.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Boston Spa Academy?
- The acting headteacher of Boston Spa Academy is Mr Peter Hollywood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Boston Spa Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boston Spa 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 Boston Spa Academy?
- Boston Spa Academy has 1,498 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Boston Spa Academy full?
- Boston Spa Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,498 on roll (125%), 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 Spa Academy a faith school?
- No. Boston Spa Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Boston Spa Academy a selective school?
- No. Boston Spa Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Boston Spa Academy?
- Boston Spa Academy is part of THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Boston Spa Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 54.8 in 2022/23 and 55.6 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 Spa Academy rank locally?
- Boston Spa Academy ranked 4th of 42 secondary schools in Leeds for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 88% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% 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 Spa Academy's absence rate?
- Boston Spa Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boston Spa Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boston Spa 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 10 July 2026.