The Bourne Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Hadow Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH10 5HS
Phone 01202528554
Reference Number 136125

General Makeup

Number of pupils 933
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.7%
Girls: 49.3%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 34.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 102 84 186
8 89 86 175
9 74 88 162
10 81 79 160
11 67 72 139
12 31 31 62
13 29 20 49

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.3%
White, Other 5.5%
Unclassified 3.8%
White & Black (African) 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Asian, Other 0.6%
White & Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-14
Date Description Report
2025-02-11 School inspection School inspection
2019-11-19 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-02-27 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-10-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-11-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-10-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
41.3 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 36.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 53.7% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 26.52 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 28.33 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 187 6
Third Preference 120 2
From another Local Authority 2 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Kingsleigh Primary School
Hadow Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 5HT
0.08 miles
Heathlands Primary Academy
Springwater Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 8HB
0.62 miles
Hill View Primary School
Hill View Road, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 5BD
0.67 miles
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Talbot Village, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4JA
0.7 miles
Elm Academy
Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JN
0.73 miles
Kinson Academy
School Lane, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9DG
0.8 miles
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Durdells Avenue, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9EH
0.85 miles
Winton Primary School
Oswald Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2TG
0.9 miles
Talbot Primary School
Talbot Drive, Wallisdown, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5ED
0.95 miles
Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School
Vicarage Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2SA
1.02 miles
Talbot House School
8 Firs Glen Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2LR
1.16 miles
Manorside Academy
Evering Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4JG
1.42 miles
St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Bemister Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 1LG
1.46 miles
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School
Winston Avenue, Branksome, Poole, Dorset, BH12 1PG
1.59 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole
Sancreed Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4DZ
1.64 miles
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 3BY
1.65 miles
The Epiphany School
Shillingstone Drive, Muscliff, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 3PE
1.75 miles
St Martin's School
15 Stokewood Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH3 7NA
1.83 miles
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School
Barons Road, Bearwood, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9UN
1.86 miles
Queen's Park Academy
East Way, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PU
1.89 miles
Name Distance
Winton Academy
Winton Way, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4HT
0.76 miles
Glenmoor Academy
Beswick Avenue, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 4EX
0.78 miles
Oak Academy
Duck Lane, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JJ
0.95 miles
LeAF Studio
Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9JW
1.06 miles
Langside School
Langside Avenue, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BN
1.07 miles
The Lion Works School
543 Wallisdown Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5AD
1.28 miles
Winchelsea School
Guernsey Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4LL
1.48 miles
St Aldhelm's Academy
Herbert Avenue, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4HS
1.71 miles
Talbot Heath School
Rothesay Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9NJ
1.71 miles
Linwood School
Alma Road, Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 1AJ
1.91 miles
Bournemouth School
East Way, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PY
1.94 miles
Bournemouth School for Girls
Castle Gate Close, Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9UJ
2.14 miles
Kings Bournemouth
58 Braidley Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6LD
2.24 miles
Victoria Education Centre
12 Lindsay Road, Branksome Park, Poole, Dorset, BH13 6AS
2.29 miles
Portfield School
Parley Lane, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6BP
2.33 miles
The Bishop of Winchester Academy
Mallard Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 9PW
2.34 miles
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth
Madeira Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1PA
2.68 miles
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
Dale Valley Road, Oakdale, Poole, Dorset, BH15 3HY
2.87 miles
Magna Academy
Ashdown Close, Adastral Road, Canford Heath, Poole, Dorset, BH17 8RE
2.92 miles
Parkfield School
Hurn, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 6DF
3.26 miles
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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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