Wyberton Primary Academy, Boston
Wyberton Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Boston, part of Infinity Academies Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 8th-highest of the 23 schools in Boston with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
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
Wyberton Primary Academy in detail
Wyberton Primary Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Our school community is one big family with everybody in it working towards the same goal, which is to ensure the very best outcomes and life experiences for our children. Children are at the centre of all we do! Our children are cared for and nurtured in order to grow and flourish in all that they encounter."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include netball, choir, art and debating.
Coming up: an open day on Monday 2 November 2026, an open day on Monday 9 November 2026, an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 and an open day on Monday 23 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lincolnshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Wyberton Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 90% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Wyberton Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Wyberton Primary Academy as their first choice and 93 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Wyberton Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wyberton Primary Academy are St Thomas CofE Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 75% reading, 81% maths); Staniland Academy (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 69% reading, 75% maths); Kirton Primary School (1.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 74% maths); and Boston Pioneers Free School Academy (1.7 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths).
Wyberton Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
St Thomas CofE Primary AcademyStaniland AcademyKirton Primary SchoolBoston Pioneers Free School Academy
The trust
Wyberton Primary Academy is one of 20 schools run by Infinity Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Wyberton Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 61% would recommend the school, 82% say their child is happy there and 31% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (82%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (31%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Boston Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Winter Way (adjacent), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wyberton Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wyberton Primary Academy issued 10 suspensions, 4.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoThis judgement is from July 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's July 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Wyberton Primary Academy creates a warm, welcoming family atmosphere where children feel safe and known by staff. The school excels at teaching reading and mathematics through a well-planned curriculum that connects learning to real-life situations. Staff are committed to supporting all pupils, including those with additional needs, so every child can access the full curriculum and achieve well.
Key Strengths
- Strong emphasis on teaching phonics and reading with enthusiastic readers achieving good outcomes
- Well-sequenced, ambitious curriculum with key knowledge and skills clearly identified
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
- High expectations of behaviour creating calm, purposeful learning environments
- Strong personal development provision including enterprise, careers work, and leadership opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- In some wider subjects, pupils do not retain important knowledge securely and struggle to build understanding of key concepts
- Early years staff sometimes miss opportunities to interact and develop children's language and communication skills during free play and imaginative activities
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips and visits, leadership opportunities, enterprise and careers activities
Wyberton Primary Academy is a good school where pupils enjoy coming and feel safe in an inclusive, nurturing environment. The school has high aspirations for all pupils and achieves well, particularly in reading and mathematics.
At a Glance
32.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
33 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 83% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 79% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
30.0
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
5
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Wyberton Primary Academy
Term dates
Wyberton Primary Academy 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 Wyberton Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wyberton Primary Academy 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
- 20
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 9
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 13 slight.
9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
203 pupils
210 places
7 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
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.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Outstanding, but Ofsted raised concerns; its next inspection will be a full graded one.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
39
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
22.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
211
Total Pupils
111
Boys
100
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
21.1:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,903
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,515
Per pupil
£1311k
Total funding
£100k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
12.9%
Persistent absence
186
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Wyberton Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about Wyberton Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Wyberton Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Wyberton Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 76% did so in maths.
What is Wyberton Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Wyberton Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in July 2016, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Wyberton Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Wyberton Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Wyberton Primary Academy?
Wyberton Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Wyberton Primary Academy?
Classes at Wyberton Primary Academy average 30 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Wyberton Primary Academy?
Wyberton Primary Academy has around 211 pupils on roll. 33% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wyberton Primary Academy?
5.4% of sessions were missed at Wyberton Primary Academy in 2024/25. 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wyberton Primary Academy?
Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wyberton Primary Academy 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 Wyberton Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 13 slight. 9 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 2 on a bicycle and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Wyberton Primary Academy?
Wyberton Primary Academy is at Saundergate Lane, Wyberton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 7BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)