The Banovallum School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Boston Road, Horncastle, LN9 6DA
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
93%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
28.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
621
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
625 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
93%
1st preference success rate
103 of 111 families who put it first got an offer
117
Places offered
239
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 111 | 103 | ● 93% |
| 2nd preference | 106 | 13 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 22 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 239 | 117 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
- Jennifer Kirkwood
- Address
- Boston Road, Horncastle, LN9 6DA
- Phone
- 01507522232
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Horncastle · Louth and Horncastle
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 141581
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 4% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HORNCASTLE EDUCATION TRUST
621 pupils · 625 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
03 March 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 628 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
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 | 41.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 28.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 62% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 18.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 108 | — |
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 | 108 | 7% | 34% | 67% | |
| English Language | 108 | 16% | 54% | 68% | |
| Religious Studies | 103 | 5% | 33% | 44% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 9% | 47% | 72% | |
| Combined Science | 89 | 0% | 19% | 49% | |
| Art and Design | 57 | 12% | 46% | 65% | |
| History | 51 | 6% | 31% | 39% | |
| Geography | 49 | 6% | 43% | 63% | |
| Business | 44 | 9% | 48% | 64% | |
| Design & Technology | 43 | 14% | 40% | 63% | |
| French | 31 | 10% | 42% | 48% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 21 | 14% | 57% | 76% |
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.