William Lovell Church of England Academy

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Lincolnshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Lincolnshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 47 families put this school as their first choice, and 63 places were offered. 47 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 10 March 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Requires significant improvement

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Urgent improvement

Attendance and behaviour

Urgent improvement

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Needs attention

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 10 October 2023. Overall: Requires improvement

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–16

Pupils

347 (capacity 450)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of Lincoln

Academy trust

LINCOLN ANGLICAN ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01205480352

Address

Main Road, Stickney, Boston, PE22 8AA

Website

williamlovell.co.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports