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Boston Pioneers Free School Academy

Free schools · Boston · PE21 8SS

Ages 4–11 · 411 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

46%

Overall absence

7.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-05-20

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)46%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.4%
Unauthorised2.5%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
382

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

47

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

411 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
411
Boys / girls
208 / 203
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
411 / 420 (98%)
Free school meals
41.4%
FSM pupils
170
Gender
Mixed
School type
Free schools

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Academy trust
VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
Sponsor
Voyage Education Partnership
Headteacher
Miss Jo Bland

Location

Address
Fydell Crescent
Postcode
PE21 8SS
Town
Boston
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
Boston
Constituency
Boston and Skegness
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed free schools (primary), Ages 4–11, in Boston, Lincolnshire, 411 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 41.4%.

Open schools in Boston
39
Primary schools in Boston
25
Academies among open schools in Boston
62% (24)
Open schools in PE21
20
Primary in PE21
12
Open schools in Lincolnshire LA
400
Primary in Lincolnshire LA
280

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Jo Bland
Telephone
01205353062
Website
www.bostonpioneersacademy.net

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