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Bourne Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Park Road, Southbourne, Emsworth PO10 8PJ · bourne.org.uk · 01243 375691
On the mapSearch near PO10 8PJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 39.1
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 692
- 77% of 900 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 119 families put the school first and 137 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 137 | 119 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 137 | 111 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 150 | 134 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 150 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 160 | 136 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 39.1, and 32.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼39.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼59.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 8.3 | +1.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 78.9 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 3 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3 | −2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bourne Community College on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 6 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (129 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Positive
- 66%
- Replies
- 129
- 18% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on 34 parents (26%) whose child was bullied
based on 43 parents (33%) with SEND