Fishtoft Academy

Fishtoft Academy continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school with a clear vision shared by staff, parents, and students. Under the leadership of the newly appointed executive headteacher, the school has cultivated a positive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy learning. The school's broad curriculum and effective teaching methods, particularly in early reading and mathematics, contribute significantly to the students' engagement and progress. Additionally, strong relationships between pupils and staff have fostered a nurturing atmosphere that encourages both personal and academic growth. While the school has notable strengths, particularly in fostering personal development and promoting safe online practices, there remain some areas for improvement. The evaluation and monitoring of the curriculum in certain subjects could be enhanced to ensure that all pupils are effectively building their knowledge. This is crucial for addressing gaps in learning and ensuring that every student reaches their full potential. Overall, the school benefits from a supportive trust and is making strides in its ongoing development.

Strengths

• Happy and harmonious environment with positive relationships
• Ambitious and inclusive for all pupils, including those with SEND
• Effective teaching of early reading and phonics
• Wide range of carefully chosen texts that foster a love of reading
• Strong personal development programs including online safety and bikeability
• Well-ordered and ambitious curriculum with strong subject knowledge among staff
• High profile for sports and additional opportunities for pupils
• Supportive staff community with a focus on well-being

Areas for Improvement

• Insufficient evaluation of curriculum impact in some subjects
• Gaps in pupils' learning sometimes go unidentified

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 Fishtoft Academy attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 14.7% 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, 1.4% of pupils at Fishtoft 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 Fishtoft Academy had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 50.0% 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, 28.3% of pupils at Fishtoft Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% 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 Fishtoft Academy received £9,313 and spent £9,234 for each of its 70 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £100,000 (£1,430 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of Voyage Education Partnership, income was £8,516 and spending £8,053 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

Fishtoft Academy is part of Voyage Education Partnership, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Boston Pioneers Free School Academy Boston
• Staniland Academy Boston
• Carlton Road Academy Boston
• Haven High Academy Boston
• Park Academy Boston
• Old Leake Primary Academy Boston
• Gosberton Academy Spalding
• Gedney Church End Primary Academy Spalding
• Helpringham Primary Academy Sleaford
• Wygate Park Academy Spalding

What is Fishtoft Academy's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Fishtoft Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Fishtoft Academy was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Fishtoft Academy have?

Fishtoft Academy has 60 pupils on roll.

What age range does Fishtoft Academy cover?

Fishtoft Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Fishtoft Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Fishtoft Academy?

Fishtoft Academy is at Gaysfield Road, Fishtoft, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 0SF.