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Boston College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationBostonLincolnshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD2024/25

Boston College is a further education in Boston for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Rochford Campus, Skirbeck Road, Boston, PE21 6JF01205 365701boston.ac.ukMs Lynette Leith principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

911 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD21.1 points per entry
A level progress-0.75Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished91%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students9119329389211,6941,657
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry21.0726.9626.5732.8022.1423.57
Average A level gradeDC-C-C+D+D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS23.5526.7425.0030.5324.0028.97
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects0%2%4%0%0%4%
A level progressA level value added-0.75-0.37-0.15+0.27
Applied general courses: points per entry25.4824.6625.9529.76
T levels: points per entry21.6623.7225.3124.79
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed91%88%87%98%92%93%

A level subjects

9 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsSociology18Psychology18Law14History9Film Studies8English Language8English Literature7Business Studies5Biology5
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Sociology18 entries · 6% A* or A · 94% passed
33%England 49%
Psychology18 entries · 6% A* or A · 94% passed
11%England 46%
Law14 entries · 0% A* or A · 86% passed
7%England 40%
History9 entries · 0% A* or A · 78% passed
33%England 55%
Film Studies8 entries · 13% A* or A · 100% passed
50%England 57%
English Language8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
13%England 44%
English Literature7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
14%England 52%
Business Studies5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 47%
Biology5 entries · 0% A* or A · 0% passed
0%England 49%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Lincolnshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 884 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training72%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 65%, compared with 75% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training35%England 72%
Top-third universities1%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%
Higher technical course10%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 26% went on to degree-level study or training and 1% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training72%69%70%
Education24%23%26%
Apprenticeship10%8%7%1%
Work39%38%37%
Not in education, work or training22%22%20%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m32212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate315 per 1,000 people246% higher than the England average
Typical house price£205,000Boston
Nearest bus stop190 mChurch Road, 15 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Boston Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school240 m69Good 2023Compare
The Boston Grammar SchoolAcademy (grammar)440 m924Report card 202655Compare
St Nicholas CE Primary AcademyAcademy500 m187Good 202349Compare
Boston Pioneers Free School AcademyFree school790 m411No overall grade 202532Compare
Tower Road AcademyAcademy0.6 miles559Good 202446Compare
Boston Endeavour AcademyAcademy0.7 miles161Not inspectedCompare
Conquest SchoolIndependent0.7 milesNot inspectedCompare
Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy BostonAcademy0.7 miles189Good 202352Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Boston College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Boston College yet.

How many pupils does Boston College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Rochford Campus, Skirbeck Road, Boston, PE21 6JF
Telephone
01205 365701
Website
www.boston.ac.uk
Principal
Ms Lynette Leith
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward
Skirbeck
Constituency
Boston and Skegness
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
130761 · LAESTAB 9258004 · UKPRN 10000812

Where these figures come from