Schools by area › Lincolnshire › Bourne Academy
Bourne Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Edinburgh Crescent, Bourne PE10 9DT · bourneacademy.org · 01778 422365
On the mapSearch near PE10 9DT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Lincolnshire 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,573
- 48 over 1,525 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 254 families put the school first and 248 places were offered; 91% 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 | 248 | 254 | 1▲ | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 236 | 270 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 239 | 240 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 234 | 206 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 240 | 266 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.2, and 37.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Lincolnshire it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.81 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50.2 | +3 |
| Further education | 42.4 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.2 | −1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.2 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 students | C+ (34.4) | Average -0.08 | |
| 95 students | C+ (34.5) | Average -0.07 | |
| 129 students | Dist (35.3) | Average +0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 74 | C+ (33.4) | +0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 93 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 94 | B- (36.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 94 | C (29.7) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 103 | C (29.1) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 105 | C (30.5) | +0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 113 | C- (27.1) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43 | −17 |
| Further education | 2.6 | +1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7 | −3.4 |
| Employment | 35.1 | +11.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 7 | +6.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Bourne Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 67
- 5% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (24%) with SEND