Old Leake Primary Academy

Boston · PE22 9HR

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 168 pupils, 45.1% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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Old Leake Primary Academy

General Information

Address: Old Main Road, Old Leake, Boston, PE22 9HR – View on map
Phone: 01205870425
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Vicki Hardwick
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

168 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 73
% eligible for free school meals: 45.1%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (less mixed than the Boston average)
English as an additional language: 17% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 22.7% a year (Boston 13%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 11% moved to another school, 89% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Lincolnshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 15 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Lincolnshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 7.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 13 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 9 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card June 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
Early years Expected standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 52% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points below the Boston average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 55% against an expected 54%)
3-year average (expected standard): 55%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 61% · Writing 65% · Maths 61% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 39%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 101
Based on: 31 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBoston averageEngland↘ Falling Down 13 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points below the Boston average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: 15th of 16 junior and primary schools in the area

=13Carlton Road Academy53%
=13Park Academy53%
#15Old Leake Primary Academy52%
#16Wrangle Primary Academy38%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Nicholas CE Primary Academy74%
=2Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston72%
=2Wyberton Primary Academy72%
=4Boston West Academy69%
=4The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School69%
#6Fishtoft Academy64%
=7Boston Pioneers Free School Academy63%
=7Kirton Primary School63%
=7St Thomas CofE Primary Academy63%
#10Tower Road Academy62%
=11Hawthorn Tree School58%
=11Staniland Academy58%
=13Carlton Road Academy53%
=13Park Academy53%
#15Old Leake Primary Academy52%
#16Wrangle Primary Academy38%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,462 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 18 primary schools in Boston for spending per pupil

#2Fishtoft Academy£8,529
#3Park Academy£7,539
#4Old Leake Primary Academy£7,462
#5Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston£6,873
#6Carlton Road Academy£6,783

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wrangle Primary Academy£10,639
#2Fishtoft Academy£8,529
#3Park Academy£7,539
#4Old Leake Primary Academy£7,462
#5Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston£6,873
#6Carlton Road Academy£6,783
#7The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School£6,676
#8Kirton Primary School£6,580
#9St Nicholas CE Primary Academy£6,574
#10Hawthorn Tree School£6,574
#11Wyberton Primary Academy£6,375
#12Boston Pioneers Free School Academy£6,306
#13Staniland Academy£6,159
#14Boston West Academy£6,002
#15The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton£5,951
#16Tower Road Academy£5,586
#17Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School£5,531
#18St Thomas CofE Primary Academy£5,412

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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