Thomas Middlecott Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Edinburgh Drive, Boston, PE20 1JS
42
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 17/06/2025
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
34.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
612
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
540 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
93 of 121 families who put it first got an offer
114
Places offered
246
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 121 | 93 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 77 | 19 | ● 25% |
| 3rd preference | 48 | 2 | ● 4% |
| Total | 246 | 114 | 46% |
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jude Hunton
- Address
- Edinburgh Drive, Kirton, Boston, PE20 1JS
- Phone
- 01205722336
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Kirton and Frampton · Boston and Skegness
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 141391
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 42% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
612 pupils · 540 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
17 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 626 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
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 | 29.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.78 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 11% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.53 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 32.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 15.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 35.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 21.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.69 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 102 | — |
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 | 100 | 4% | 20% | 43% | |
| English Language | 99 | 5% | 24% | 39% | |
| English Literature | 99 | 3% | 23% | 38% | |
| Combined Science | 95 | 2% | 18% | 27% | |
| History | 56 | 9% | 30% | 39% | |
| Religious Studies | 51 | 16% | 47% | 61% | |
| Statistics | 45 | 0% | 7% | 38% | |
| Business | 25 | 4% | 16% | 24% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 25 | 20% | 48% | 68% | |
| Geography | 22 | 0% | 5% | 14% | |
| Art and Design | 21 | 10% | 29% | 62% | |
| French | 16 | 6% | 50% | 63% |
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) |
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.