Lincolnshire
The Boston Grammar School
GCSE results 2026: every Lincolnshire school ranked · how England did
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 54.7 is above the national average of around 46.
- 54.7
- Attainment 8
- 61%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.43
- Progress 8
- [-0.67, -0.18]
- Confidence interval
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 136 | 163 | 134 (82%) | 220 |
| September 2025 | 130 | 165 | 129 (78%) | 201 |
| September 2024 | 117 | 153 | 113 (74%) | 213 |
| September 2023 | 110 | 141 | 107 (76%) | 202 |
| September 2022 | 105 | 125 | 101 (81%) | 181 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Lincolnshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 102 | Not published | Not published | 15% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 101 | Not published | Not published | 24% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 104 | 1% England 1% | 19% England 18% | 22% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 76 | 0% England 1% | 22% England 15% | 20% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 71 | 1% England 1% | 7% England 16% | 11% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 49 | 0% England 1% | 14% England 14% | 18% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
Verbal Reasoning test - Saturday 12 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Non-Verbal & Spatial Reasoning test - Saturday 19 September 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Free Familiarisation Material GL Assessment
Source · checked 27 October 2026
There are two papers: a Verbal Reasoning paper and a Non-Verbal Reasoning paper.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
Please see the 11+ section of our website for a detailed overview of our admission arrangements, including frequently asked questions and links to practice mate…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
The admission number of the school for each Year 7 intake cohort is 120.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Yes, you do. You will appreciate that it is quite a complex exercise to organise testing for all of the children in the primary schools in the catchment areas o…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
We prefer to test boys in their own primary school classrooms on two Fridays in September, when they are surrounded by their friends and feel most at ease with…
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Sixth form
9-4 grades (or equivalent) in at least five GCSE subjects (please note that double awards, BTECs etc. are still counted by subject).
Source · checked 26 October 2026
A minimum of grade 4 (or equivalent) in both GCSE English and Mathematics.
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Thursday 19th November 2026, 5pm - 7:30pm
Source · checked 26 October 2026
Admissions pageTest informationSixth form
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
Questions parents ask about The Boston Grammar School
- How good are The Boston Grammar School's GCSE results?
- In 2025/26 (provisional) pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 54.7, against 47.6 across England. 12.9% got grade 7 or above in both English and maths.
- How good are The Boston Grammar School's A-level results?
- In 2024/25 students averaged 27.2 points per A-level entry (an average grade of C-). An A* is worth 60 points and an A 50.
- How hard is it to get into The Boston Grammar School?
- For September 2026, 163 families put it first for 136 Year 7 places: 1.2 first choices per place. It is a grammar school, so children must reach the pass mark in its 11-plus test; its admission policy sets how passing children are ranked.
- How many The Boston Grammar School students go to Oxford or Cambridge?
- 0.6% of its sixth-form leavers went to Oxford or Cambridge, and 16.1% to Russell Group universities (2015/16–2019/20), from Department for Education destination data.
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 140 | 54.7 | — | 60.7% | 12.9% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 125 | 53.1 | — | 53.6% | — | 60.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 135 | 51.3 | -0.43 | 62.2% | — | 54.8% | 4.7 |
| 2022/2023 | 123 | 49.0 | -0.40 | 47.2% | — | 79.7% | 4.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 105 | 57.0 | -0.08 | — | — | 77.0% | 5.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 139180 |
| Local authority | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Boys |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher John McHenry |
| Trust | BOSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | PE21 6JY |
| Pupils | 874 |
| FSM eligible | 13.8% |
Contact and identifiers
South End, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 6JY
www.bostongrammarschool.co.uk1205366444| DfE number | 5424 |
| UKPRN | 10039965 |
| Opened | 1 Jan 2013 |
| GIAS updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 10 Nov 2021 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 5 Oct 2021 |
| Publication date | 10 Nov 2021 |