The Bourne Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.003 miles
Published by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Bourne Academy is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 February 2025. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
The Bourne Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.003 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 44% got GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above, 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Year 7 2026: the last child offered a place lived 1.003 miles away, the shortest of 7 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 2026, there were 181 first-choice applications for 171 offers, with 142 first-choice offers and 39 first-choice families not offered a place.
- 35.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.8% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hadow Road, Bournemouth, BH10 5HS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 958 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and sixth-form students value highly the quality of education and the pastoral support they receive at The Bourne Academy.”
- “In particular, pupils are effusive about the quality and provision for the visual and performing arts at the school.”
- “Pupils relish the opportunities to play in the school orchestra and perform in the many plays that the school produces.”
To improve
- “Although pupils’ achievements at the end of key stage 4 in 2024 were not strong, the school has been forensic in its work to address this.”
- “However, in a small minority of subjects, teachers do not always identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge with precision.”
- “Consequently, they do not adapt the teaching of the curriculum to ensure that pupils have secure understanding of the subjects they are studying.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 181 first-preference applications, 171 offers in total, 142 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Winton Academy 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Glenmoor Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oak Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- LeAF Studio 1.1 mi Not judged
- St Aldhelm's Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bournemouth School 1.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bournemouth School for Girls 2.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Bishop of Winchester Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
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