Bourne Community College, Emsworth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bourne Community College creates a welcoming community where pupils feel happy and safe. The school is particularly strong at supporting pupils with special educational needs, providing them with excellent specialist support alongside their peers. Pupils benefit from a rich range of trips, clubs and leadership opportunities that broaden their horizons and develop their talents, including visits to Auschwitz and Ghana.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture where all staff take responsibility and pupils feel safe
- Excellent support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, including a well-resourced specialist provision
- Wide range of enrichment activities, trips, and leadership opportunities that broaden pupils' experiences
- Positive improvements in behaviour management with rare bullying incidents
- Effective teaching of mathematics and reading that prepares pupils well for future learning
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil achievement is variable across subjects, with persistent underachievement trends that are not improving quickly enough
- Attendance for disadvantaged pupils remains too low and persistent absence rates are high
- Teaching quality is inconsistent - some teaching does not enable pupils to learn well enough, and assessment is not always used to adapt lessons
- Writing skills need significant development, particularly in key stage 3
- Governors lack sufficient expertise to challenge leaders effectively and hold them properly accountable
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders and governors fulfil their responsibilities and have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's concern, ensuring pupils are safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to Auschwitz and Ghana, sporting activities, creative activities, wellbeing activities, school council, volunteering opportunities, fundraising activities, workshops on online safety, rail safety campaign artwork sharing
Bourne Community College is a community school where pupils are happy and safe, with strong pastoral care and support for those with special educational needs. However, the school needs to improve pupil achievement, attendance for disadvantaged pupils, and consistency in teaching quality across all subject areas.
At a Glance
21.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
29
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
692 pupils
900 capacity
208 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Emsworth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Emsworth
Admissions Demand - West Sussex
Places available
9,742
Applications
8,914
Got 1st preference
87.8%
Got preferred school
97.4%
Secondary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
8.63001%
Overall absence
26.43525%
Persistent absence
749
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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