West Fen Primary School, Boston
West Fen Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Boston, part of Horncastle Education Trust.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
West Fen Primary School in detail
Getting a place at West Fen Primary School
Across Lincolnshire, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Lincolnshire lodged 112 appeals against primary school offers; 71 reached a hearing and 18 succeeded (25.4% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to West Fen Primary School are Frithville Primary School (0.1 miles, Good, 25% reading, 25% maths); The Sibsey Free Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 81% maths); Gipsey Bridge Academy (2.3 miles, Good, 62% reading, 54% maths); and Park Academy (3.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths).
Frithville Primary SchoolThe Sibsey Free Primary SchoolGipsey Bridge AcademyPark Academy
The trust
West Fen Primary School is one of 6 schools run by Horncastle Education Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of West Fen Primary School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Demand Responsive Area, 250 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and other crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with West Fen Primary School
Term dates
West Fen Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to West Fen Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. West Fen Primary School is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
Apply to Lincolnshire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Your home postcode, set against West Fen Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for West Fen Primary School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to West Fen Primary School.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Lincolnshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- How many families in Lincolnshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Boston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Boston
Across Lincolnshire council
Places available
8,940
Applications
6,453
Got 1st preference
96.3%
Got preferred school
99.7%
All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about West Fen Primary School
What is the catchment area for West Fen Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When West Fen Primary School is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to West Fen Primary School?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming West Fen Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near West Fen Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).
Where is West Fen Primary School?
West Fen Primary School is at West Fen Drainside, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE22 7EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)