E-Act Bourne End Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Unique reference
146518
Address
New Road, SL8 5BW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
748 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
13.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.1%
Persistent absence
36.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.6%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 9.1%
Pakistani 8.2%
Other Asian 3.3%
African 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 25%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 21%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 37.8
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.26
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award16
Health StudiesTechnical Award25
Sports StudiesTechnical Award31
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE11
BiologyGCSE6
Business Studies:SingleGCSE47
ChemistryGCSE6
English LanguageGCSE113
English LiteratureGCSE113
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

E-Act Bourne End Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
143
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
98
2nd preference
75
3rd preference
62
From another Local Authority
19
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
96
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
4
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 classes27.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
146
71
75
Year 8
138
71
67
Year 9
164
67
97
Year 10
125
73
52
Year 11
114
60
54
Year 12
17
4
13
Year 13
43
13
30
Year 14
1
0
1
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
90.4%
85.5%
Further education
37.0%
22.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
35.0%
62.7%
35.2%
Sixth form college
16.0%
4.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
3.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
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
53.0%
73.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
38.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022