Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Swineshead St Mary's Primary School, Abbey Road, Boston, PE20 3EN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/10/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
95.1%
15.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
240
Capacity used
Has space86%
280 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer
34
Places offered
56
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 33 | 33 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 13 | 1 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 56 | 34 | 61% |
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
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Christina Horton
- Address
- Swineshead St Mary's Primary School, Abbey Road, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3EN
- Phone
- 01205820356
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Swineshead and Holland Fen · Boston and Skegness
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 151178
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 32% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST
240 pupils · 280 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
12 October 2021
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Requires improvement Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 208 pupils
Attendance
95.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (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.