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Education in Boston

District

The east of the East Midlands. 72,092 people in 364 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Boston, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Boston had 31 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
31
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Boston had 31 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

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Number of schools: Boston among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Boston is 31.

Schools

Exact pointGreat Britain only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Boston. The map shows each one.

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Schools in Boston

Boston has 31 open schools: 1 nursery, 18 primary, 5 secondary, 6 special and 1 sixth form and further education.

Outstanding
0
Good
6
Requires improvement
1
Inadequate
0

7 of the 26 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between March 2020 and June 2024.

4 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

7 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Nursery (1)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Boston Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school2 to 469School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2023

Primary (18)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Boston Pioneers Free School AcademyFree schools4 to 11411Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Boston West AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11412Good (overall), June 202469% met KS2 standard
Carlton Road AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11458Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade53% met KS2 standard
Fishtoft AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 1160School remains Good, March 202464% met KS2 standard
Hawthorn Tree SchoolCommunity school4 to 11364School remains Good, November 202258% met KS2 standard
Kirton Primary SchoolCommunity school3 to 11537Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Old Leake Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11168Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met52% met KS2 standard
Park AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11300Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), March 202053% met KS2 standard
Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy BostonAcademy converter4 to 11189School remains Good, February 202372% met KS2 standard
St Nicholas CE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led4 to 11187Good (overall), October 202374% met KS2 standard
St Thomas CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11400Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade63% met KS2 standard
Staniland AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11461Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade58% met KS2 standard
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11240Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed
The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school5 to 11248Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met69% met KS2 standard
The Fourfields Church of England School, SuttertonAcademy sponsor led5 to 11143Requires improvement (overall), July 2022, before the school changed
Tower Road AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11559School remains Good, February 202462% met KS2 standard
Wrangle Primary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 1156Good (overall), September 2021, before the school changed38% met KS2 standard
Wyberton Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11211Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade72% met KS2 standard

Secondary (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Boston High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18837School remains Good, July 2024Attainment 8: 56.6
Giles AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 18793Good (overall), May 2023Attainment 8: 39.6
Haven High AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,229Report card, July 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 32.6
The Boston Grammar SchoolAcademy converter11 to 18924Report card, April 2026: safeguarding metAttainment 8: 54.7
Thomas Middlecott AcademyAcademy sponsor led11 to 16612Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 27.6

Special (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Aspiration House SchoolOther independent special school7 to 183No outcome in Ofsted's file
Boston Endeavour AcademyAcademy special converter2 to 19161Standards maintained, December 2024
Bridge House Independent SchoolOther independent special school5 to 18102No outcome in Ofsted's file
Conquest SchoolOther independent special school7 to 19No outcome in Ofsted's file
Oakwood House Independent SchoolOther independent special school11 to 1635No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Pilgrim SchoolCommunity special school4 to 167School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024

Sixth form and further education (1)

SchoolTypeAgesLatest Ofsted inspection
Boston CollegeFurther education16 to 99Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.