Haven High Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Marian Road, Boston, PE21 9HB
45
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Inadequate
Graded 09/07/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
88.4%
37.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,229
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,275 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
143 of 143 families who put it first got an offer
253
Places offered
265
Total applications
1.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 143 | 143 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 83 | 40 | ● 48% |
| 3rd preference | 39 | 6 | ● 15% |
| Total | 265 | 189 | 71% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Austin Sheppard
- Address
- Marian Road, Boston, PE21 9HB
- Phone
- 01205311979
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Witham · Boston and Skegness
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 138754
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 41% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 41% | — | — |
| SEN support | 20% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: VOYAGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
1,229 pupils · 1,275 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
09 July 2024
Full graded inspection
Inadequate overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,375 pupils
Attendance
88.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 31.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.65 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 16% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 34% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.58 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 31.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 12.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 35.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 12.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.63 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 266 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 262 | 3% | 22% | 47% | |
| English Language | 262 | 3% | 21% | 39% | |
| English Literature | 249 | 3% | 27% | 47% | |
| Religious Studies | 246 | 6% | 26% | 43% | |
| Combined Science | 179 | 1% | 6% | 28% | |
| Geography | 128 | 3% | 13% | 24% | |
| History | 91 | 2% | 13% | 27% | |
| Biology | 74 | 3% | 20% | 45% | |
| Physics | 74 | 3% | 18% | 27% | |
| Chemistry | 74 | 1% | 18% | 35% | |
| Business | 72 | 0% | 10% | 18% | |
| Spanish | 25 | 24% | 56% | 64% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.