Boston High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 837 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.8
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John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College
- Pupils on roll
- 650of 625 places
- Free school meals
- 55.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 112
- Ofsted
- Good, 6 December 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College (URN 120648, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
John Spendluffe Foundation Technology College has no sixth form. Of the 113 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 33% moved to a sixth form college, 44% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
12% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 36.2 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lincolnshire, with 20% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 44% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Lincolnshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 113 | 8,198 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 84% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 79% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 2% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 33% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 36.2 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 20% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 7% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.95 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 51% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 32.8 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.6 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 112 | 100% | 88% | 3% | 22% | 58% |
| English Language | 112 | 100% | 89% | 1% | 20% | 46% |
| Combined Science | 111 | 99% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 43% |
| English Literature | 107 | 96% | 86% | 4% | 21% | 64% |
| Geography | 71 | 63% | 41% | 1% | 25% | 38% |
| Fine Art | 49 | 44% | 9% | 20% | 28% | 63% |
| History | 49 | 44% | 41% | 0% | 26% | 16% |
| Design and Technology | 28 | 25% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 43% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 15 | 13% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 60% |
| Spanish | 8 | 7% | 19% | 0% | 27% | 63% |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 45 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 42 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 41 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 22 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 22 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 22 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 11 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.