E-Act Bourne End Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bourne End, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

2.93

5.52

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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E-Act Bourne End Academy is a secondary school in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2022. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.

E-Act Bourne End 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2025	5.521 mi
Year 7 2024	2.932 mi
Year 7 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2018	Every applicant was offered a place
Year 7 2017	Every applicant was offered a place

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 22% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 9 earlier years; the biggest swing came from 2024 to 2025.
Year 7 2026 drew 52 first-choice applications for 146 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 94 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: New Road, Bourne End, SL8 5BW
Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 707 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 32% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 27 September 2022

Strengths

“Bourne End Academy is a rapidly improving school that pupils are proud to attend.”
“One parent, typical of many, commented, ‘The school has gone from strength to strength.”
“I have nothing but praise for the staff.’”

To improve

“This has not always been the case.”
“However, leaders recognise that not enough pupils gain qualifications in the English Baccalaureate.”
“However, in some other subjects, for example English and science, work is not always sufficiently adapted.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 November 2022 (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)	22%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	38	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: 52 first-preference applications, 146 offers in total, 52 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 Buckinghamshire.

Great Marlow School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Beaconsfield High School 3.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
The Beaconsfield School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School 3.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The Highcrest Academy 3.5 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
John Hampden Grammar School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Wycombe High School 3.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Burnham Grammar School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published