OFSTED
5 March 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
60
60 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
29
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
31
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
18.5 pts
above England
School
43.3%
Boston
30.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.0 pts
below England
School
8.3%
Boston
35.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Boston
1.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.0%
51
Any other White background
6.7%
4
Any other Mixed background
5.0%
3
African
3.3%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
33.3%
20 of
60 pupils
12.5 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
64.0%
3.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Boston
66.1%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Writing
6.3 pts below England
School
64.0%
Boston
65.8%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Maths
8.0 pts below England
School
64.0%
Boston
68.1%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.93 pts
lower than
England
School
4.29%
Boston
8.81%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.71%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.11 pts
lower than
England
School
14.71%
Boston
21.62%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.61 pts
higher than
England
School
4.41%
Boston
5.11%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
85.7%
2.5 pts
below England
Fishtoft Academy
85.7%
Boston
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.