UK Schools
William Lovell Church of England Academy
William Lovell Church of England Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Boston, Lincolnshire County Council, teaching 347 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Urgent improvement at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 29.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 4 September 2025 to 22 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for William Lovell Church of England Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for William Lovell Church of England Academy.
- 4 Start of Term 1 (Yr7 & Yr11)
- 5 Start of Term 1 (All Students)
- 23 End of Term 1
- 24–31 Autumn Half Term
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term
- 3 Start of Term 2
- 19 End of Term 2
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Start of Term 3
- 13 End of Term 3
- 14–22 Spring Half Term
- 23 Start of Term 4
- 2 End of Term 4
- 3–20 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 21 Start of Term 5
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 End of Term 5
- 23–31 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Start of Term 6
- 22 End of Term 6
- 23–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Start of Term 1 (Yr7 & Yr11) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Start of Term 1 (All Students) Sep 5, 2025 Term
- End of Term 1 Oct 23, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 24-Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Start of Term 2 Nov 3, 2025 Term
- End of Term 2 Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025-Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Term 3 Jan 6, 2026 Term
- End of Term 3 Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 14-22, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Term 4 Feb 23, 2026 Term
- End of Term 4 Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Apr 3-20, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Term 5 Apr 21, 2026 Term
- End of Term 5 May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 23-31, 2026 Holiday
- Start of Term 6 Jun 1, 2026 Term
- End of Term 6 Jul 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 23-Sep 2, 2026 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
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare William Lovell Church of England Academy with Lincolnshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 29.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
Attendance 41.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Lincolnshire County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 84% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Lincolnshire County Council 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 William Lovell Church of England 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 only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to William Lovell Church of England 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.