Boston West Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Boston, Lincolnshire·PE21 7QG
Composite score
53.0
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#6,178
National rank
#471
In East Midlands
#65
In Lincolnshire
Top 42%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
42 first choices, 42 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
93
any preference, for 42 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1820221.1420231.0020241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Boston West Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
415
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
21.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
5.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
19.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,002
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Boston West Academy at a glance

Located in Boston, Lincolnshire, Boston West Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 415 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Boston West Academy their first choice was offered one of its 42 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.4%. There are about 19.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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