Giles Academy
Church Lane, Boston, PE22 9LD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Wright
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South Lincolnshire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 793
- URN
- 148185
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01205870693
About this school
Giles Academy is a secondary academy in Boston. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 793 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Giles 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 160 | 153 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | 40.0 | 38.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.08 -0.16 to +0.31 | +0.20 -0.03 to +0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 25.6% | 22.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 45% | 43.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 21% | 20.6% | 16.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
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 Giles 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 | 41.3 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.6 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 768 |
| 2023/24 | 839 |
| 2024/25 | 832 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Giles Academy compares
Giles Academy ranked 40th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.6 | 8.4% | 34.9% | 793 | — |
| Boston High School | 58.8 | 5.9% | 12.2% | 837 | 5.3 miles |
| William Lovell Church of England Academy | 29.4 | 14.5% | 51.4% | 347 | 5.8 miles |
| Haven High Academy | 31.7 | 11.6% | 37% | 1,229 | 5.9 miles |
| The Boston Grammar School | 53.1 | 5.8% | 14% | 924 | 6.3 miles |
| Thomas Middlecott Academy | 32.1 | 11% | 37.7% | 612 | 9.8 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)
- 34.86%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 29.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boston High School5.3 miles
Secondary · Boston
-
William Lovell Church of England Academy5.8 miles
Secondary · Boston
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Haven High Academy5.9 miles
Secondary · Boston
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The Boston Grammar School6.3 miles
Secondary · Boston
-
Thomas Middlecott Academy9.8 miles
Secondary · Boston
Other schools in Boston
Giles Academy ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Boston.
- Boston High School Secondary
- Haven High Academy Secondary
- The Boston Grammar School 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
- Gipsey Bridge Academy Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- School name changed from The Giles Academy to Giles Academy recorded 19 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Giles Academy teach?
- Giles Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Boston.
- Who is the headteacher of Giles Academy?
- The headteacher of Giles Academy is Mr Christopher Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Giles Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Giles 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 Giles Academy?
- Giles Academy has 793 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Giles Academy full?
- Giles Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 793 on roll (72%), 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 Giles Academy a faith school?
- No. Giles Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Giles Academy a selective school?
- No. Giles Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Giles Academy part of an academy trust?
- Giles Academy is part of SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Giles Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.3 in 2022/23 and 38.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Giles Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Giles Academy ranked 40th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 34% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Giles Academy's absence rate?
- Giles Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Giles Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Giles 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 28 October 2026.