Boston High School
About the school
Boston High School is a state-funded grammar school in East Midlands.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 17 July 2024
- Published
- 18 September 2024
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 58.8
- Lincolnshire
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Lincolnshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 76.50%
- Lincolnshire
- 41.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 95.80%
- Lincolnshire
- 62.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 37.00%
- Lincolnshire
- 37.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.26
- Lincolnshire
- 3.98
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 30.85
AAB or better
- School
- 12.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
816
Girls
96.08%
Boys
3.92%
SEN support
7.23%
Education, health and care plan
0.37%
English as an additional language
22.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.24%
Overall absence
5.87
Persistent absence
15.96
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
122
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
95%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
0%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
147
Sustained education or employment
96%
Higher education
66%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
22%
Admissions
Pupils joining in Year 7 are required, as with other selective grammar schools, to complete an 11+ verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning test. This test is carried out at the primary school, administered by the local grammar schools. The current PAN (published admission number) is 108. Mid-year admissions applications are made through Lincolnshire County Council, who then ask the school to conduct an entry test - in the form of a Cognitive Abilities Test. Year 11 pupils from any school can apply to join the co-educational Sixth Form as long as the general entry criteria (5 A*-C GCSE grades or equivalent including English and Maths) and subject criteria (varies by subject) are met. On 1 January 2013, Boston High School became a converter academy, under the leadership of the then headteacher, Dr Jason Howard. No changes were made to the school uniform and the school retained its existing name. This ended the federation between Boston High School and Boston Grammar School, with both schools now having an independent governing body, budget and establishment number.