Haven High Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Boston, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 1,229 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Inadequate at its last graded inspection in July 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 31.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Haven High Academy.

Latest inspection
Inadequate Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationInadequate
Behaviour & attitudesInadequate
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership & managementInadequate
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 · Inspected 9 Jul 2024 · Published 10 Nov 2024
Read full Ofsted report ↗

Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Haven High Academy.

Haven High Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–2 Staff Training Days
  • 3 Start of Term 1
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 23 End of Term 1
  • 24–31 Autumn Half Term
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 Start of Term 2
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 19 End of Term 2
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 5 Start of Term 3
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 End of Term 3
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term
  • 23 Start of Term 4
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 2 End of Term 4
  • 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6–17 Easter Holiday
  • 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
  • 20 Start of Term 5
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 22 End of Term 5
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Start of Term 6
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 End of Term 6
  • 20–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Staff Training Days Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
  • Start of Term 1 Sep 3, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Oct 24-31, 2025 Holiday
  • End of Term 1 Oct 23, 2025 Term
  • Start of Term 2 Nov 3, 2025 Term
  • End of Term 2 Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Start of Term 3 Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Term 3 Feb 13, 2026 Term
  • Start of Term 4 Feb 23, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Apr 6-17, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Term 4 Apr 2, 2026 Term
  • Start of Term 5 Apr 20, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • End of Term 5 May 22, 2026 Term
  • Start of Term 6 Jun 1, 2026 Term
  • End of Term 6 Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
  • New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
31.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1
12.4% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
37.4% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Haven High Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 31.7 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 31.7
Lincolnshire County Council 45.1 England 46.1 -14.4 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 12.4%
Lincolnshire County Council 41.9% England 45.4% -33 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 28
Lincolnshire County Council 33.8 England 34.9 -6.9 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 5.6
Lincolnshire County Council 15.4 England 15.5 -9.9 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 33.5%
Lincolnshire County Council 26.5% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 266
Attendance 37.4% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 37.4%
Lincolnshire County Council 17.7% England 17.8% +19.6 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 11.6%
Lincolnshire County Council 6.6% England 6.8% +4.8 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 88% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Lincolnshire County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 88%
Lincolnshire County Council 92% England 92% -4 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 84%
Lincolnshire County Council 84% England 83% +1 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Haven High Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Haven High Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.