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Schools in Boston

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Boston is a market town and port in south Lincolnshire with 37 state schools, including 25 primaries serving the town and its surrounding fenland villages. Lincolnshire County Council coordinates admissions, applying a nearest-school preference for community schools across the district.

The Boston area has seen significant population growth driven by agricultural and food-processing industries, which has increased demand at several primary schools in recent years. Parents are advised to check the latest 'last distance offered' figures carefully, as oversubscription criteria have tightened at the most popular primaries.

School demand in Boston

Across the 35 schools in Boston with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 84%. 6 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

10 schools in Boston have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

24 of the schools in Boston are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Lincolnshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

12 of the schools in Boston have a current Ofsted rating, of which 8 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Boston: 4 oversubscribed (25)

Kirton Primary School

Primary · Community school

Boston · PE20 1HY

Ages 3-11 537 pupils Capacity 630

Hawthorn Tree School

Primary · Community school

Boston · PE21 0PT

Ages 4-11 368 pupils Capacity 420

The New Leake Primary School

Primary · Community school

Boston · PE22 8JB

Ages 4-11 33 pupils Capacity 56

The Mareham-le-Fen Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Boston · PE22 7QB

Ages 5-11 90 pupils Capacity 105

The Sibsey Free Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Boston · PE22 0RR

Ages 4-11 173 pupils Capacity 170

Stickney Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school

Boston · PE22 8AX

Ages 2-11 144 pupils Capacity 210

The Butterwick Pinchbeck's Endowed CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Boston · PE22 0HU

Ages 5-11 264 pupils Capacity 315

Tower Road Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 9PX

Ages 4-11 561 pupils Capacity 630

Boston West Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 7QG

Ages 4-11 415 pupils Capacity 420

Carlton Road Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 8QX

Ages 3-11 455 pupils Capacity 459

Staniland Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 8DF

Ages 3-11 508 pupils Capacity 630

Park Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 9LQ

Ages 4-11 332 pupils Capacity 315

Fishtoft Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Boston · PE21 0SF

Ages 4-11 70 pupils Capacity 70

Gipsey Bridge Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE22 7BP

Ages 5-11 92 pupils Capacity 105

Boston Pioneers Free School Academy

Primary · Free schools

Boston · PE21 8SS

Ages 4-11 415 pupils Capacity 420

Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 9PX

Ages 4-11 189 pupils Capacity 210

Frithville Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE22 7EX

Ages 5-11 31 pupils Capacity 70

St Thomas CofE Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 7RZ

Ages 4-11 415 pupils Capacity 420

Wyberton Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE21 7BZ

Ages 3-11 208 pupils Capacity 210

St Nicholas CE Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Boston · PE21 0EF

Ages 4-11 188 pupils Capacity 240

Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE22 8RD

Ages 3-11 70 pupils Capacity 196

Old Leake Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE22 9HR

Ages 3-11 194 pupils Capacity 210

Wrangle Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE22 9AS

Ages 4-11 61 pupils Capacity 105

The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton

Primary · Academy sponsor led

Boston · PE20 2JN

Ages 5-11 142 pupils Capacity 140

Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Boston · PE20 3EN

Ages 4-11 226 pupils Capacity 280

Secondary Schools in Boston (6)

Other Schools in Boston (6)

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Boston are set by Lincolnshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.

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