William Lovell Church of England Academy

William Lovell Church of England Academy is currently undergoing significant improvement, as identified by inspectors who have raised concerns about the school's performance in various domains. While the school has established a strong framework for supporting pupils with special educational needs and has made strides in personal development and wellbeing, urgent improvements are needed in attainment and attendance. The school is committed to fostering an environment where every pupil belongs and can thrive, but challenges in ensuring consistent academic support and high achievement remain.

Strengths

• Effective approach to supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong pastoral support that fosters positive relationships between staff and pupils.
• A committed approach to personal development, offering a range of activities and leadership opportunities.
• Robust safeguarding measures ensuring pupils feel safe and supported.

Areas for Improvement

• Significant improvement needed in pupil achievement and progress across subjects.
• Inconsistent quality of teaching leading to gaps in pupil learning.
• Low attendance rates affecting pupil engagement and learning opportunities.
• Insufficient support for pupils at early stages of learning to read.

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 William Lovell Church of England Academy attended 85.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 41.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 20.6% of pupils at William Lovell Church of England Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 William Lovell Church of England Academy had 16.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 36.9% of pupils at William Lovell Church of England Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 7.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 William Lovell Church of England Academy received £9,994 and spent £9,658 for each of its 316 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £291,000 (£921 per pupil).

Across all 24 schools of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, income was £7,689 and spending £7,482 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

William Lovell Church of England Academy is part of Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust, which runs 24 schools. The nearest others:

• Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School Lincoln
• Friskney All Saints Church of England Primary School Boston
• Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Lincoln
• The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School Skegness
• Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School Boston
• The Fourfields Church of England School, Sutterton Boston
• Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy Sleaford
• Brown's Church of England Primary School Sleaford
• Weston St Mary Church of England Primary School Spalding
• Whaplode Church of England Primary School Spalding

What is William Lovell Church of England Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for William Lovell Church of England Academy is Urgent improvement, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was William Lovell Church of England Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

William Lovell Church of England Academy was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does William Lovell Church of England Academy have?

William Lovell Church of England Academy has 347 pupils on roll.

What age range does William Lovell Church of England Academy cover?

William Lovell Church of England Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are William Lovell Church of England Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 28.3, and 8% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is William Lovell Church of England Academy?

William Lovell Church of England Academy is at Main Road, Stickney, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 8AA.