- Grammar school for girls
- Lincolnshire 11+
Boston High School: 11+ entry
Spilsby Road, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9PF
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Can we apply, and what did it take?
For September 2027 entry
Opens a short explanationqualifying scoreThe score a child must reach to be considered for a grammar school place in that area. Reaching it is not an offer of a place: places then follow each school’s admission rules.
220or more
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+, 2027 entry
Checked, source: Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools, checkedYear 7 places
108
2027 entry, Published Admission Number ()Opens a short explanationPANPublished Admission NumberThe number of places a school offers in its first year group, for example Year 7. The admission authority sets it each year in the school’s admission policy.
Checked, source: Boston High School (policies via The Trust Governor), checked- Not publishedWe have no checked figure for how far offers reached.
Last distance offered
Your next deadline
Next: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()Opens a short explanationCAFCommon Application FormThe form you use to apply for a secondary school place. You send it to your own council, even for schools in another area, and you list the schools you want in order of preference. In England it closes on 31 October.
in 11 days
Can we get in?
How far offers reached
Each bar shows how far from Boston High School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.
Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.
A score of 220 or more in the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+ means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.
Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)
How many families applied to Boston High School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.
| Figure | Department for Education |
|---|---|
| First-preference applications | 158First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9254022,z,3,Boston High School,119,119,116,3,0,240,158,67,15,1.3620689655172413,1.3277310924369747,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,11.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139140,7View the official source |
| All applications (any preference) | 240All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9254022,z,3,Boston High School,119,119,116,3,0,240,158,67,15,1.3620689655172413,1.3277310924369747,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,11.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139140,7View the official source |
| Places offered on National Offer Day | 119Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9254022,z,3,Boston High School,119,119,116,3,0,240,158,67,15,1.3620689655172413,1.3277310924369747,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,11.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139140,7View the official source |
| Applicants per place | 2Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000004,East Midlands,925,E10000019,Lincolnshire,Secondary,9254022,z,3,Boston High School,119,119,116,3,0,240,158,67,15,1.3620689655172413,1.3277310924369747,0,0,Academy converter,No religious character,11.9,Selective,Urban: Further from a major town or city,No,E14001114,Boston and Skegness,139140,7View the official source |
Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked
About these figures
Boston High has not published past cut-off scores on the pages we checked.
The school says: Says it has always been able to take all girls who reached the required scoreBoston High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston High School.The source says: Historically, we have always been able to accommodate all girls who achieved the required standardised score in their 11+ test,
View the official source.
At a glance
Boston High School in brief
tap a value for its source
- Pupils
- girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against probe.The source says:
For students aged 11–16, we are a selective girls’ grammar school.
View the official source - Who the school admits.
- Year 7 places
- 108Year 7 placesChecked 13 Oct 2026 against Boston High School (policies via The Trust Governor).The source says:
The published admission number for Year 7 is 108
View the official source2027 entry - The (PAN): how many children the school plans to admit.
- Entrance test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
- School type
- academy (converter academy since 1 January 2013)School typeChecked 9 Oct 2026 against probe.The source says:
On 1 January 2013, Boston High School became a converter academy
View the official source - How the school is run and funded.
Key dates
Dates for September 2027 entry
For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
3 earlier steps, all doneShow
Done: Test registration opens
Done: Test registration closes
Done: Results
12pm
Next: School place applications close (CAF)
in 11 days
Coming up: National Offer Day
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryNone of these dates are published yet.
Not published yet: Test registration opens
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test registration closes
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Test day
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Not published yet: Results
Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026
Notes on these dates
Late registration and late tests: late tests are possible, for example for families who have just moved into the areaBoston High School: Late testing (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: Yes. This happens, for example, when families have just moved into the area. It is necessary to ensure that the Local Authority Admissions team is fully aware of your circumstances.
View the official source.
How places are given
4 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry
If more children qualify than there are places, Boston High School gives places using these rules (its Opens a short explanationoversubscription criteriaThe rules a school uses, in order, to decide who gets a place when more children apply than there are places. For example: children in care first, then brothers and sisters of pupils, then distance from home.), in this order (2027 entry).
- 1
Looked-after and previously looked-after children
The policy's own words
A. Looked after children and all previously looked after children
- 2
Girls registered for Student Premium (free school meals at any point in the last six years)
The policy's own words
B. The child is registered for Student Premium defined as those registered for free school meals at any point in the last six years
- 3
Sisters of students already at the school
The policy's own words
C. Siblings of students already attending the school at the time of admittance
- 4
Straight-line distance from home to school, nearest first
The policy's own words
D. Students living near to the school based on a straight-line distance
Source: Boston High School (policies via The Trust Governor), checked
- Who qualifies
- the minimum required score, set and standardised by the Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar SchoolsSource: Boston High School, checked
More detail from our guide
We have not yet confirmed the catchment or distance rules for this school.
The test
Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Test
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools 11+
- Written by
- GL Assessment
- Test date, 2027 entry
- Not yet published
Boston High uses the two Lincolnshire consortium tests; a total of 220Lincolnshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools.The source says: The qualifying level is a total standardised score of at least 220 on both papers.
View the official source or more qualifies a child.
Format: Lincolnshire guide.
Open days
All this year's events have passed
Done: School In Action Day (Year 5 families) (passed)
Source: Boston High School, checked
If you are refused a place
Reviews, appeals and the waiting list
General information, not legal advice.
- How appeals work
- the school handles its own appeals; contact the Clerk to Governors (clerk@bostonhighschool.co.uk); independent appeals panelSource: Boston High School, checked
General information, not legal advice.
How appeals work here: the school handles its own appeals; contact the Clerk to Governors (clerk@bostonhighschool.co.uk); independent appeals panelBoston High School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston High School.The source says: this is because we handle our own appeals and can therefore set our own dates.
View the official source.
The 2027-entry appeal timetable is not published yet.
What is different about Boston High
- Says it has always been able to take all girls who reached the required scoreBoston High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston High School.The source says:
Historically, we have always been able to accommodate all girls who achieved the required standardised score in their 11+ test,
View the official source - Girls at listed Designated Transport Area primaries (and some nearby primaries) sit the 11+ in their own schoolBoston High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston High School.The source says:
The 11+ testing for girls in our DTA is administered by Boston High School, and your child will take the test at their Primary School.
View the official source - Runs its own appeals timetable (2026: applications by 23 April, hearings 2-26 June)Boston High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston High School.The source says:
Deadline for us to receive an appeal application | 23 April 2026
View the official source - Holds a "School In Action Day" for Year 5 families in JanuaryBoston High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston High School.The source says:
School In Action Day – Thursday 22nd January 2026
View the official source - Advises families appealing to list the school as a lower preference and to bring their daughter to the hearingBoston High School: DistinctivesChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Boston High School.The source says:
The panel like to meet the child in question and will ask her some questions about herself and why she would like to attend Boston High School.
View the official source
Entry in September 2028 (Year 5 now)
No 2028 arrangements found yet.
Official documents and sources
12 sources, each kept as an archived copy
- Boston High School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Boston High School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 12 Oct 2026
- Boston High School
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Boston High School
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
- Boston High School (policies via The Trust Governor)
PDF document · copy archived by ExamKind on 12 Oct 2026
- Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics)
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 16 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire Consortium of Grammar Schools
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 13 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire County Council
Spreadsheet · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
- Lincolnshire County Council
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 11 Oct 2026
- probe
Web page · copy archived by ExamKind on 9 Oct 2026
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