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The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Boston · PE22 0HU

Ages 5–11 · 248 pupils · Lincolnshire

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

61%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-06-02

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)61%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.0%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
236

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

31

Places offered

31

1st-preference offers

31

Total preferences (any rank)
45
Preferred offers (top 3)
31
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 fill79%

248 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
248
Boys / girls
135 / 113
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
248 / 315 (79%)
Free school meals
26.2%
FSM pupils
65
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Lincoln
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs S Towers

Location

Address
School Lane, Butterwick
Postcode
PE22 0HU
Town
Boston
County
Lincolnshire
Local authority
Lincolnshire
District
Boston
Constituency
Boston and Skegness
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Boston, Lincolnshire, 248 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 26.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Lincoln.

Open schools in Boston
39
Primary schools in Boston
25
Academies among open schools in Boston
62% (24)
Open schools in PE22
13
Primary in PE22
10
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.

Compare with theseAll in BostonNear PE22

  • Fishtoft Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Boston · PE21 0SF · Lincolnshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM43.3%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Hawthorn Tree School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Boston · PE21 0PT · Lincolnshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM35.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • St Nicholas CE Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Boston · PE21 0EF · Lincolnshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.8 miles away

  • Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Boston · PE21 9PX · Lincolnshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM15.9%
    • Demand1.00

    3.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs S Towers
Telephone
01205760256
Website
http://www.butterwick.lincs.sch.uk/

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