School History

Boston High School was opened on January 19th 1921 at Allan House on Carlton Road. The original school had 112 girls on roll, and was led by the headmistress, Miss Knipe supported by 7 other members of staff.

In 1922, the number of girls on roll had expanded, and as a result of this additional classrooms arrived in the form of ‘huts’. In this year, three student houses were established – Conway, Ingelow and Allan.

In 1924, a new headmistress was appointed; Miss E M Ridley M.A. (Cantab). She led the School for a period of 3 years, until 1927.

Miss E S Henry M.A. (Cantab) became the new headmistress of Boston High School, in 1927. Miss Henry served the community for 19 years; until 1946.

Boston High School moved to its current location, on Spilsby Road, during the autumn term of 1938. The school was officially opened during 1939, by Alderman Kitwood – who would later have a house named after him. There were three open days held for parents in 1939, the first being in June.

In 1946, Miss E D Thomas B.A. (Gen.) was appointed as the new Headteacher of Boston High School. She led the School for 22 years, until 1968.

Miss J.M. Webb M.B.E., B.A. (Hons.) was appointed as the new headmistress of Boston High School. Miss Webb was Boston High School’s longest serving headteacher, devoting 27 of her life to educating the girls of Boston and the surrounding areas.

1995 saw the appointment of Mr B D Searles, the first headmaster to lead Boston High School. He was headmaster at Boston High School until 2004.

2005 saw the arrival of a new headteacher, Mrs H A McEvoy B.S.c. M.A. (Ed). Mrs McEvoy served the community until 2010.

Dr J G Howard B.A. (Hons) PhD NPQH was appointed as the ‘principal’ of Boston High School, in 2011. He served for two years, until 2013.

On 1 January 2013, Boston High School became a converter academy, under the leadership of the then headteacher, Dr Jason Howard. No changes were made to the school uniform and the school retained its existing name.

Mr A J Fulbrook B.E.d. (Hons) M.Sc NPQH joined Boston High School as Headteacher in 2014.

Miss Webb, the longest serving headteacher of Boston High School, sadly passed away on 20th August 2023. She will be sadly missed and, we have marked her legacy with the creation of a memorial garden. “Miss Webb remained a friend to our school long after retirement. When she last visited it was a privilege to welcome her back and to spend time with her. My lasting memories will be of a lady who truly dedicated her professional career to the service of young people. Suffice to say, her legacy lives on.” - Mr Fulbrook