Schools in Boston

Once one of England's foremost medieval ports, Boston occupies the south Lincolnshire fenland on the River Witham, a borough of around 65,000 residents flanked by open farmland stretching to the Wash. Its silhouette is unmistakable. St Botolph's Church, whose fourteenth-century tower earned the nickname the Stump after it was left without the planned spire, defines the town's skyline across the flat fen plain and has drawn pilgrims and visitors to its landmark gallery for centuries. Boston's Guildhall holds the cells where a group of Separatist dissenters were detained in 1607 during their attempts to leave England, a historical chapter the market town acknowledges in its civic museums.

Wyberton, the residential parish directly south of the centre, is among the most sought-after postcodes for school catchments in the Boston area, while West End, Old Leake, and Sibsey extend family life into the surrounding fen parishes. Train services on the Poacher Line connect the town to Nottingham and Lincoln.

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  • 6

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  • 1

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    colleges

  • 4

    Special

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Area Performance

Boston schools rank in the top 67% of England

Across 36 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.85/10, -0.56 vs England.

Find My School Inspection Band

3% Elite

Distribution across all Boston schools

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Boston vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 67%

Across all ranked Boston schools

Top 63%Primaryavg #9,414 of 14,978
Top 78%Secondaryavg #3,022 of 3,861
Top 74%Sixth formavg #1,898 of 2,554

Local directory

School profiles in Boston

Browse 32 local profile links across primary schools, secondary schools and sixth forms. Each profile brings together admissions context, performance data, inspection history and school details in one place.

Primary schools

25 local matches

Rankings

Secondary schools

6 local matches

Rankings

Sixth forms

4 local matches

Rankings
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