Schools in Boston[1]

Local authority district E07000136 · 30 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 39 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 13 (33%)[4]
second 20%: 12 (31%)[4]
middle 20%: 11 (28%)[4]
fourth 20%: 2 (5%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 1 (3%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	31%[4]	23%[4]	36%[4]	8%[4]	3%[4]
Employment	21%[4]	36%[4]	36%[4]	8%[4]	0%[4]
Education and skills	54%[4]	36%[4]	10%[4]	0%[4]	0%[4]
Health and disability	15%[4]	36%[4]	38%[4]	10%[4]	0%[4]
Crime	15%[4]	13%[4]	18%[4]	36%[4]	18%[4]
Housing and services	54%[4]	38%[4]	8%[4]	0%[4]	0%[4]
Living environment	13%[4]	28%[4]	18%[4]	21%[4]	21%[4]
Children in low-income families	28%[4]	33%[4]	33%[4]	3%[4]	3%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 58.8% of 29,411 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 19.0% of 57,601 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 6.4% of 57,580 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Grammar schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Boston High School	11–18[2]	A8 57 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
The Boston Grammar School	11–18[2]	A8 55 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]

Secondary schools (3)

School	Ages	Headline results
Giles Academy	11–18[2]	A8 40 2025/26[8]
Haven High Academy	11–16[2]	A8 33 2025/26[8]
Thomas Middlecott Academy	11–16[2]	A8 28 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (18)

School	Ages	Headline results
Boston Pioneers Free School Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Boston West Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Carlton Road Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Fishtoft Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 64% 2024/25[10]
Hawthorn Tree School	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Kirton Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Old Leake Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Park Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston	4–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]
St Nicholas CE Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
St Thomas CofE Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Staniland Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]
The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton	5–11[2]
Tower Road Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Wrangle Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[10]
Wyberton Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 72% 2024/25[10]

Special schools and alternative provision (6)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aspiration House School	7–18[2]
Boston Endeavour Academy	2–19[2]
Bridge House Independent School	5–18[2]
Conquest School	7–19[2]
Oakwood House Independent School	11–16[2]
The Pilgrim School	4–16[2]

Nursery schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
Boston Nursery School	2–4[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS067 Highest level of qualification. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-10. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS062 NS-SeC. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2022-12-08. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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