The Boston Grammar School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

LincolnshireLocal Authority

Boston and SkegnessConstituency

PE21 6JYPostcode

8.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Boston Grammar School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 924 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 22 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 53.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.94

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

924

Total Pupils

92%Boys

8%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 924
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Apr 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.