Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston

Boston · PE21 9PX

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 189 pupils, 15.9% FSM

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Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston

General Information

Address: Ashlawn Drive, Boston, PE21 9PX – View on map
Phone: 01205362092
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Gleed-Thornley
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 22 families put it first for 22 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

189 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 30
% eligible for free school meals: 15.9%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Boston average)
English as an additional language: 82% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 21.5% a year (Boston 13%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 19% moved to another school, 81% 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

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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: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.9%
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: 12.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 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

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 72% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 3% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 10 percentage points above the Boston average (62%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 58% against an expected 70%)
3-year average (expected standard): 58%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 97% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 79%
Average test scores: reading 107, maths 107
Based on: 29 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↗ Improving Up 22 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 10 percentage points above the Boston average (62%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 2nd of 16 junior and primary schools in the area

#1St Nicholas CE Primary Academy74%
=2Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston72%
=2Wyberton Primary Academy72%
=4Boston West Academy69%

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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%

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6th of 12 primary schools in Boston for Ofsted rating

#4Hawthorn Tree SchoolGood
#5Park AcademyGood
#6Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy BostonGood
#7St Nicholas CE Primary AcademyGood
#8St Thomas CofE Primary AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Wyberton Primary AcademyOutstanding
#2Boston West AcademyGood
#3Fishtoft AcademyGood
#4Hawthorn Tree SchoolGood
#5Park AcademyGood
#6Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy BostonGood
#7St Nicholas CE Primary AcademyGood
#8St Thomas CofE Primary AcademyGood
#9Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Tower Road AcademyGood
#11Wrangle Primary AcademyGood
#12The Fourfields Church of England School, SuttertonRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,873 (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.

5th of 18 primary schools in Boston for spending per pupil

#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

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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

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