Boston High School
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Newton Bridge Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 259of 260 places
- Free school meals
- 51.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 40
- Ofsted
- School remains Outstanding, 26 April 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registrations: Ambergate Sports College (URN 141253, until 1 January 2024); The Grantham Sandon School (URN 120748, until 1 September 2014).
What the data says
The Department for Education has not published where Newton Bridge Academy’s Year 11 leavers went next (the cohort is too small to report), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 4.1 against 46.1 across England and 45.1 in Lincolnshire, with 0% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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.
The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).
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 | Newton Bridge Academy | Lincolnshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 4.1 | 45.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3% | 63% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.35 | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 35% | 27% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 5.0 | 33.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 3.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 14 | 35% | 89% | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| Mathematics | 12 | 30% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 100% |
| Statistics | 12 | 30% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 67% |
| Combined Science | 10 | 25% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 70% |
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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.