Secondary
The Boston Grammar School
South End, Boston, PE21 6JY
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Boys
- Pupils
- 924 of 910 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Admissions
- Selective (grammar)
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BOSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 55.2
- Pupils per adult
- 15.6
- Pupils
- 863
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
March 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
54%
22 points above the Boston average (32% across 6 schools)
53.1
12.5 above the Boston average (40.6 across 6 schools)
2nd of 6 by our score, among the secondary schools in Boston we can score - 7 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.94 |
| Entered the EBacc | 60% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% |
| A level average points per entry | 27.16 |
| A level students | 85 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 66% |
| 22/23 | 47% |
| 23/24 | 62% |
| 24/25 | 54% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 27.8 |
| 22/23 | 29.5 |
| 23/24 | 26.0 |
| 24/25 | 27.2 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.08 |
| 22/23 | -0.40 |
| 23/24 | -0.43 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 57.0 |
| 22/23 | 49.0 |
| 23/24 | 51.3 |
| 24/25 | 53.1 |
South End, Boston, PE21 6JY
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Lincolnshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- John McHenry
- Address
- South End, Boston, PE21 6JY
- Telephone
- 01205366444