Boston High School
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Stamford Welland Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 648of 720 places
- Free school meals
- 37.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 83
- Ofsted
- Report card, 12 May 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Needs attentionAchievement Expected standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Stamford Queen Eleanor School (URN 120657, until 1 November 2011).
What the data says
Of the 113 pupils who finished Year 11 at Stamford Welland Academy in 2023, 19% stayed on in Stamford Welland Academy’s own sixth form (Lincolnshire average 40%), 65% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 39% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 39.7 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lincolnshire, with 18% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 12% of the year group, and 11% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
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 | Stamford Welland Academy | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 113 | 8,198 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 19% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 65% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Stamford Welland Academy | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 39.7 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 11% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.4 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.9 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 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 | 81 | 98% | 88% | 5% | 22% | 56% |
| Combined Science | 81 | 98% | 65% | 6% | 9% | 53% |
| English Language | 81 | 98% | 89% | 5% | 20% | 56% |
| English Literature | 81 | 98% | 86% | 4% | 21% | 60% |
| Geography | 70 | 84% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 50% |
| Design and Technology | 32 | 39% | 11% | 6% | 23% | 31% |
| History | 26 | 31% | 41% | 12% | 26% | 65% |
| Art and Design | 10 | 12% | 7% | 10% | 24% | 90% |
| French | 10 | 12% | 18% | 30% | 29% | 90% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 1% | 13% | — | 30% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 42 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 33 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 31 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 20 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 13 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 4 | — | — |
Where Stamford Welland Academy is
Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Lincolnshire’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Lincolnshire
Bourne Academy
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88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 47.2
Bourne Grammar School
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97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 68.6
Branston Community Academy
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89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.8
Caistor Grammar School
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97% stayed in education · Attainment 8 69.8
Caistor Yarborough Academy
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81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 43.8
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.