E-Act Bourne End Academy
New Road, Bourne End, SL8 5BW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Headteacher
- Miss Natalie King
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 830
- Pupils on roll
- 707
- URN
- 146518
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628819022
About this school
E-Act Bourne End Academy is a secondary academy in Bourne End. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 707 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 142 | 143 | 113 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 37.5 | 38.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.11 -0.13 to +0.35 | -0.18 -0.42 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 25.9% | 22.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66% | 49% | 52.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 11% | 13.3% | 24.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
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 E-Act Bourne End 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.9 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.5 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 823 |
| 2023/24 | 843 |
| 2024/25 | 748 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-Act Bourne End Academy compares
E-Act Bourne End Academy ranked 34th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38 | 12.9% | 32.5% | 707 | — |
| Great Marlow School | 47.9 | 8.7% | 16.8% | 1,395 | 2.6 miles |
| Beaconsfield High School | 75.9 | 5.7% | 2.7% | 1,283 | 3.1 miles |
| The Beaconsfield School | 43.8 | 10.2% | 23.3% | 876 | 3.2 miles |
| Sir William Borlase's Grammar School | 72.4 | 5.6% | 3.1% | 1,222 | 3.3 miles |
| Furze Platt Senior School | 47.5 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 1,556 | 3.4 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)
- 32.46%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 12.94%
- Persistent absence
- 37.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Marlow School2.6 miles
Secondary · Marlow
-
Beaconsfield High School3.1 miles
Secondary · Beaconsfield
-
The Beaconsfield School3.2 miles
Secondary · Beaconsfield
-
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School3.3 miles
Secondary · Marlow
-
Furze Platt Senior School3.4 miles
Secondary · Maidenhead
Other schools in Bourne End
- Claytons Primary School Primary
- Westfield School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does E-Act Bourne End Academy teach?
- E-Act Bourne End Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bourne End.
- Who is the headteacher of E-Act Bourne End Academy?
- The headteacher of E-Act Bourne End Academy is Miss Natalie King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-Act Bourne End Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-Act Bourne End 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 E-Act Bourne End Academy?
- E-Act Bourne End Academy has 707 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is E-Act Bourne End Academy full?
- E-Act Bourne End Academy has capacity for 830 pupils and 707 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 E-Act Bourne End Academy a faith school?
- No. E-Act Bourne End Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is E-Act Bourne End Academy a selective school?
- No. E-Act Bourne End Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs E-Act Bourne End Academy?
- E-Act Bourne End Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does E-Act Bourne End Academy have?
- The schools register lists E-Act Bourne End Academy's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have E-Act Bourne End Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.9 in 2022/23 and 38 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does E-Act Bourne End Academy rank locally?
- E-Act Bourne End Academy ranked 34th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is E-Act Bourne End Academy's absence rate?
- E-Act Bourne End Academy's overall absence rate is 12.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-Act Bourne End Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-Act Bourne End 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 10 July 2026.