The Boston Grammar School
South End, Boston, PE21 6JY
924 pupils · 102% of 910 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- BOSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 53.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 86.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 60% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.2 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 136 | 163 | 220 | 136 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 130 | 165 | 201 | 130 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 117 | 153 | 213 | 117 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 110 | 141 | 202 | 110 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 105 | 125 | 181 | 105 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 122 | 158 | 216 | 122 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 112 | 133 | 187 | 112 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 109 | 139 | 219 | 109 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Haven High Academy 1.5 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Boston High School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Thomas Middlecott Academy 6.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Giles Academy 10.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- William Lovell Church of England Academy 13.1 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Cowley Academy 14.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.