Bourne Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 2 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126069
- Address
- Park Road, Southbourne, PO10 8PJ
- Website
- http://www.bourne.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 729 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.4%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.4%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.39
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 70 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 141 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 137 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| French | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Bourne Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 137
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 80
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 79 79 |
| Year 8 | 161 88 73 |
| Year 9 | 141 81 60 |
| Year 10 | 119 60 59 |
| Year 11 | 150 84 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 76.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.2% 3.0% |