Boston High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 837 pupils
95% stayed in education · Attainment 8 58.8
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The Deepings School
- Pupils on roll
- 967of 1,460 places
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 204
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 11 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Deepings School (URN 120635, until 1 February 2012).
What the data says
Of the 233 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Deepings School in 2023, 23% stayed on in The Deepings School’s own sixth form (Lincolnshire average 40%), 58% went to a further education college and 8% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 53% went to university (Lincolnshire 39%, England 37%), and 11% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 44% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
Apprenticeships are a real route from here: 8% of leavers started one, roughly twice the England figure of 3%.
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 | The Deepings School | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 233 | 8,198 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 82% | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 23% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 58% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Deepings School | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 93 | 6,057 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 53% | 39% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 5% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 11% | 9% | 7% |
| Employment | 18% | 29% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 14% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Deepings School | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.6 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 48% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.59 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 27% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 40.6 | 49.2 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Science | 202 | 99% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 50% |
| Mathematics | 202 | 99% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 69% |
| English Literature | 202 | 99% | 86% | 4% | 21% | 63% |
| English Language | 202 | 99% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 55% |
| Geography | 100 | 49% | 41% | 5% | 25% | 38% |
| Spanish | 99 | 49% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 69% |
| History | 91 | 45% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 47% |
| Design and Technology | 90 | 44% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 6% |
| Business Studies | 54 | 26% | 18% | 11% | 20% | 39% |
| Art and Design | 39 | 19% | 7% | 10% | 24% | 92% |
| Statistics | 36 | 18% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 72% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 11% | 13% | 13% | 30% | 57% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 10% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 25% |
| Physical Education | 18 | 9% | 11% | 17% | 24% | 83% |
| Music | 10 | 5% | 5% | 10% | 33% | 40% |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 34 | 94% | — |
| Sports Studies | 9 | 25% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | The Deepings School | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 37 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 36 | 2,919 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C+ | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 33.19 | 34.44 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C+ | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 16 | 44% | 17% |
| Psychology | 12 | 33% | 23% |
| Sociology | 11 | 31% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 11 | 31% | 31% |
| Biology | 9 | 25% | 20% |
| English Literature | 8 | 22% | 11% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Business Studies | — | — | 13% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Physics | — | — | 12% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 20 | 56% | — |
| Multimedia | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 7 | 19% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 17% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Finance / Accounting (General) | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
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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.