Giles Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Church Lane, Boston, PE22 9LD
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 10/05/2023
Application demand
76%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
29.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
793
Capacity used
Has space72%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
76%
1st preference success rate
150 of 197 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
394
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 197 | 150 | ● 76% |
| 2nd preference | 143 | 23 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 54 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 394 | 174 | 44% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christopher Wright
- Address
- Church Lane, Boston, PE22 9LD
- Phone
- 01205870693
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Old Leake and Wrangle · Boston and Skegness
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 148185
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
793 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 876 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.20 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 45% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.33 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.3% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.17 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 153 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| A-level students | 1 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 151 | 3% | 26% | 51% | |
| Combined Science | 151 | 2% | 21% | 42% | |
| English Language | 151 | 6% | 38% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 151 | 7% | 40% | 60% | |
| Geography | 104 | 4% | 26% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 10% | 35% | 62% | |
| Business | 75 | 3% | 28% | 41% | |
| History | 65 | 3% | 31% | 37% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 48 | 15% | 44% | 60% | |
| Statistics | 43 | 5% | 44% | 65% | |
| Religious Studies | 26 | 27% | 77% | 81% | |
| French | 16 | 13% | 69% | 69% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.