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The Bourne Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Hadow Road, Bournemouth BH10 5HS · thebourneacademy.com · 01202 528554
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2019
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 50.5, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.16 mi
- 1.87 km · Year 7, September 2025 entry · Category 4 · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 958
- 91% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37.4%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Bourne Academy
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2025, the last place offered under “Category 4” went to a home 1.16 mi (1.87 km) from the school. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 181 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 78% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 181 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 173 | 184 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 167 | 262 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 172 | 193 | 1.1▲ | 72% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 172 | 173 | 1▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 4 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1.16 mi1.87 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 43.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 50.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.76 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.9 | +0.7 |
| Further education | 50.7 | +5.4 |
| Other education | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −2.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.3 | +0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | −2.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 students | D+ (24.5) | Below average -0.55 | |
| 48 students | D+ (24.8) | Below average -0.54 | |
| 23 students | Dist- (31.9) | Average -0.11 | |
| 18 students | Dist (34.4) | Average +0.24 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 39 | C- (25.6) | -0.15 |
| 2022/23 | 56 | C- (26.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 40 | C- (28.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 40 | D+ (24.4) | -0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 21 | C (29.4) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 23 | C- (27.5) | -0.26 |
| 2015/16 | 13 | D- (17.9) | -0.54 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.6 | −10.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3 | — |
| Employment | 32.7 | +7.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.7 | +9.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | −9.1 |
Ofsted
The Bourne Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 November 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Feb 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 11 Feb 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Nov 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (74 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 74
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (31%) with SEND