Bourne Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 4 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
137572
Address
Edinburgh Crescent, PE10 9DT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1571 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
8.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
20.7%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.9%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 5.1%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 15%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 37%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47.2
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.81
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award44
Health StudiesTechnical Award50
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award22
Speech & DramaTechnical Award40
TourismTechnical Award38
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE65
BiologyGCSE16
Business Studies:SingleGCSE99
ChemistryGCSE16
DanceGCSE3
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bourne Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
236
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
270
2nd preference
229
3rd preference
81
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
223
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
255
129
126
Year 8
243
132
111
Year 9
259
141
118
Year 10
249
133
116
Year 11
238
111
127
Year 12
181
85
96
Year 13
146
59
87
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
41.0%
40.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
46.0%
40.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
63.0%
59.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
6.0%
18.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
6.0%
1.9%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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