Bourne Academy, Bourne

From the headteacher's welcome: "Bourne Academy is a school that values academic excellence, personal growth, and inclusivity. We believe in creating an environment where students feel safe, happy, and inspired to aim high. Strong partnerships with parents and carers are central to our ethos, ensuring every child is supported throughout their educational journey. At Bourne Academy, we foster mutual respect, resilience, and ambition."

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Bourne Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45.9 in Lincolnshire and 47 across England.

36% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Lincolnshire and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 47.2.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.58: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.6, against 48.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 5.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 254 families put Bourne Academy as their first choice and 590 named it as one of their preferences, for 248 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 22 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Bourne Academy is one of 4 schools run by South Lincolnshire Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 43.6 in 2024/25.

Of the 245 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 93% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 42% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 114 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 43% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 35% into work. 7% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

8.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bourne Academy.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bourne Academy (adjacent), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 125 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bourne Academy issued 106 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Bourne Academy are Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Bourne Westfield Primary Academy (0.9 miles) and Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy (1 mile). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.