Bourne Grammar School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
137793
Address
South Road, PE10 9JE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1740 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
7.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.4%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.4%
Mixed 10%
Indian 8%
Other White 5.5%
Pakistani 3%
Other Asian 1.7%
African 1.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 87%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 92%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 68.3
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 6.6
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE46
BiologyGCSE164
ChemistryGCSE164
ChineseGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE43
Design & TechnologyGCSE43
DanceGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE239
English LiteratureGCSE236
FrenchGCSE11
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bourne Grammar School

Admission Policy
Selective
Total available places
239
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
339
2nd preference
144
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
147
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
234
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
35
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 classes23.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
249
125
124
Year 8
242
114
128
Year 9
240
129
111
Year 10
239
131
108
Year 11
240
140
100
Year 12
264
110
154
Year 13
266
125
141
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
96.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
11.0%
40.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
84.0%
40.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
3.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
SP
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
83.0%
59.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
37.0%
18.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.9%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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