Bourne Academy
Edinburgh Crescent, Bourne, PE10 9DT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Katie Belcher
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- South Lincolnshire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,525
- Pupils on roll
- 1,573
- URN
- 137572
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01778422365
About this school
Bourne Academy is a secondary academy in Bourne. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,573 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 243 | 245 | 235 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.0 | 49.3 | 47.2 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.63 +0.45 to +0.81 | +0.58 +0.41 to +0.76 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 43% | 46.5% | 37.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 67.3% | 63.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 14.7% | 15.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bourne Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 | 42.9 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.3 | 41.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.2 | 39.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,475 |
| 2023/24 | 1,520 |
| 2024/25 | 1,571 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bourne Academy compares
Bourne Academy ranked 18th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47.2 | 7.4% | 23.9% | 1,573 | — |
| Bourne Grammar School | 68.6 | 4.8% | 6.9% | 1,718 | 0.8 miles |
| Charles Read Academy | 37.6 | 10.9% | 42.3% | 277 | 6.6 miles |
| The Deepings School | 38.6 | 9.1% | 27.5% | 967 | 7.5 miles |
| Spalding Grammar School | 58.8 | 4.9% | 10.4% | 1,023 | 9.1 miles |
| Stamford Welland Academy | 39.7 | 8.4% | 37.5% | 648 | 9.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.87%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.38%
- Persistent absence
- 22.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bourne Grammar School0.8 miles
Secondary · Bourne
-
Charles Read Academy6.6 miles
Secondary · Grantham
-
The Deepings School7.5 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Spalding Grammar School9.1 miles
Secondary · Spalding
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Stamford Welland Academy9.1 miles
Secondary · Stamford
Other schools in Bourne
- Bourne Grammar School Secondary
- Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Bourne Westfield Primary Academy Primary
- The Edenham Church of England School Primary
- The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Thurlby Community Primary Academy Primary
- Willoughby Academy Academies
- Witham Hall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bourne Academy teach?
- Bourne Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bourne.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Bourne Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Bourne Academy is Miss Katie Belcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bourne Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bourne Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bourne Academy?
- Bourne Academy has 1,573 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bourne Academy full?
- Bourne Academy has capacity for 1,525 pupils and 1,573 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bourne Academy a faith school?
- No. Bourne Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Bourne Academy a selective school?
- No. Bourne Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bourne Academy?
- Bourne Academy is part of SOUTH LINCOLNSHIRE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bourne Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50 in 2022/23 and 47.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bourne Academy rank locally?
- Bourne Academy ranked 18th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bourne Academy's absence rate?
- Bourne Academy's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bourne Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bourne Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.