Tower Road Academy

Tower Road Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school since its last inspection in 2018. The school fosters a nurturing and ambitious environment, emphasizing personal development and high aspirations for pupils. They excel in creating a strong community feel, where pupils feel safe, respected, and supported in their learning. The curriculum is well-structured and focuses on both academic and personal growth, preparing students for life in modern Britain. Parents highly value the school’s commitment to their children's education.

Strengths

• The school has high aspirations for all pupils, reflected in its ambitious curriculum.
• Pupils feel safe and supported, with trusted adults available for any concerns.
• Behaviour is exemplary, with a strong culture of respect and politeness among pupils.
• Personal development is effectively integrated into the school’s ethos and activities.
• The reading curriculum is effective, leading to fluent readers.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and barriers to learning are addressed.
• Staff feel well supported in their roles and value the training provided.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not consistently check what pupils know and can do, sometimes missing opportunities to deepen learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Tower Road Academy attended 95.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Tower Road Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Tower Road Academy had 22.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.7% of pupils at Tower Road Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Tower Road Academy received £6,389 and spent £6,101 for each of its 561 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £666,000 (£1,187 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Keystone Academy Trust, income was £6,919 and spending £6,449 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Boston · Lincolnshire local authority: places and applications

Tower Road Academy is part of Keystone Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Surfleet Primary School Spalding
• Lutton St Nicholas Primary Academy Spalding
• Long Sutton County Primary School Spalding
• The Cowbit St Mary's Church of England Academy Spalding
• Bourne Westfield Primary Academy Bourne
• Thurlby Community Primary Academy Bourne

What is Tower Road Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Tower Road Academy is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Tower Road Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Tower Road Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Tower Road Academy have?

Tower Road Academy has 559 pupils on roll.

What age range does Tower Road Academy cover?

Tower Road Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Tower Road Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 62% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Tower Road Academy?

Tower Road Academy is at Ashlawn Drive, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 9PX.