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Boston High School
Secondary
Post 16
Grammar
Spilsby Road, Boston, PE219PF
012 0531 0505


School Profile

GENDER
Girls
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
799

Boston High School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school is a Grammar school and consists of girls aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 811. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 14 Nov 2014.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 10% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
36 boys and 763 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
20.1
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
6.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
17%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
8.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9.9%
EHC PLAN
0.1%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
59.5
Local Authority
46.8
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
83%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 71% 42% 40%
EBacc average point score 5.51 4.1 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
96.3%
Local Authority
94.4%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Points 26.79 32.57 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
96.3%
Local Authority
94.4%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Points 26.96 32.88 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

14 Nov 2014

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 258
Of which first preference applications 147
Of which second preference applications 91
Of which third preference applications 20
Total offers made 104
Of which first preference offers 101
Of which second preference offers 3
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
98%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 98% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 0% 2% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 0% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 1% 4% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
80%
Local Authority
61%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 75% 56% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
26% 20% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
24% 15% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
3% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 1% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 4% 4% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
7
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
9
PROPERTY
£205,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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