The Pilgrim School
Special / other · Boston · PE20 3RQ
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 19 June 2024
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7 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 4–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 28.6% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 0% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 20% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 80% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 120753
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 70.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 86% (Lincolnshire 86%, England 66%) · Black African 14% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 5%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lincolnshire: 9.54 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
71.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,628; 21.1% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for special schools in brackets: Staff 91% (81%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 2% (4%) · supplies and services 4% (9%) · educational supplies 2% (3%) · bought-in professional services 1% (4%) · catering 0% (2%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £131,125; in-year balance -£58,188
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Inspection history since 2015
- 18 June 2024: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- 1 February 2018: School remains Good
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 21.3% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 20.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 28.6% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 17.4% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.4% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 78.8% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 8.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 12.5% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 57.9% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.3% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 26.1% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 7.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026033 · how to read area figures
Roads around the school
No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 0a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 0a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted