William Lovell Church of England Academy
Main Road, Boston, PE22 8AA
347 pupils · 77% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Free school meals
- 52.2%
Ofsted
Urgent improvement (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Urgent improvement |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 20 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 12.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 25.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 63 | 47 | 132 | 62 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 50 | 112 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 53 | 46 | 104 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 64 | 55 | 110 | 61 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 31 | 88 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 36 | 96 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 51 | 47 | 111 | 50 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 51 | 39 | 105 | 46 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Giles Academy 9.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- King Edward VI Academy 11.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Boston High School 11.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Haven High Academy 11.7 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- The Barnes Wallis Academy 12.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Boston Grammar School 13.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.