Boston High School

URN 139140·Secondary·Academy converter·Boston High School·Compare

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Staff costs at 87.4% of incomeIn-year deficit of 11.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,880.2

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

87.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

23.4%

of income

In-year balance

-11.4%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 87.4% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.4%.

In-year deficit of 11.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.4% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

13 November 2014 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.58.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.95.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)76.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.37.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

816

Capacity

811 (101%)

Free school meals

11.9%

English additional lang.

22.7%

Ethnicity

White British 62.4%Asian 8.0%Black 2.1%Mixed 5.5%Other 1.2%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

41.5

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

19.7

Mean salary

£53,318

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

16.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.5%

2024/25 · 589 pupils