The Boston Grammar School

URN 139180·Secondary·Academy converter·Boston Grammar School·Compare

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,663.96

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

22.1%

of income

In-year balance

+5.9%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

5 October 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.53.1

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.86.4%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)53.6%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.60.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

874

Capacity

910 (96%)

Free school meals

13.8%

English additional lang.

32.2%

Ethnicity

White British 57.8%Asian 6.5%Black 0.7%Mixed 9.1%Chinese 0.6%Other 2.4%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

48.4

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

18.1

Mean salary

£48,727

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

13.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 668 pupils