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Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy, Bourne

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 4–11

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bourne, part of Infinity Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in April 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 6 schools in Bourne with published results, and 3,408th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2017)
Demand
Oversubscribed
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy in detail

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy in its own words

In its own words: "Le arn More About How John Wesley Links to our Theologically Rooted Vision At Bourne Elsea Park, we provide a safe and stimulating environment where all can flourish as children of God. Core Christian values permeate all aspects of school life and the children live out these values in all that they do."

The school runs after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 91% in reading and 88% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy

For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy as their first choice and 131 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 14 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy are Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 79% reading, 86% maths); Bourne Westfield Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 76% maths); Thurlby Community Primary Academy (1.3 miles, Good, 87% reading, 81% maths); and The Edenham Church of England School (2.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 73% maths).

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary AcademyBourne Westfield Primary AcademyThurlby Community Primary AcademyThe Edenham Church of England School

The trust

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy is one of 20 schools run by Infinity Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 20 schools in Infinity Academies Trust

Who goes there

12.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 13 pupils (4.8%) received SEN support and 12 (4.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 143 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy issued 4 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy are Bourne Grammar School (0.3 miles) and Bourne Academy (1 mile).

Bourne Grammar SchoolBourne Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Louise Jordan
Pupils:273
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01778426968
Address:Sandown Drive, Elsea Park, Bourne, PE10 0WP
Trust:INFINITY ACADEMIES TRUST (20 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago

This judgement is from April 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

-

Overall

Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.

Inspected 30 November 2022View full report
URN:140214
UKPRN:10043499
Diocese:Diocese of Lincoln
Constituency:Grantham and Bourne
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its April 2017 inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

At a Glance

18.7%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-8ppMaths-1ppWriting+2pp

Reading has declined from 91% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

30.3

Avg class size

29.7

Infant (KS1)

30.7

KS2

9

Total classes

4 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy.

  • MACCA Sports Academies at Elsea Park AGP950m away · Not yet graded

Term dates

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Grammar School Grounds (in)
468m · 8 min walk
Grammar School Exit Gate (adj)
485m · 8 min walk
Austerby (opp)
494m · 8 min walk
Drummond Road (opp)
529m · 9 min walk
Holloway Avenue (opp)
661m · 11 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

101%

Over capacity

272 pupils

270 places

2 pupils over capacity in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Bourne

High pressure
New homes approved:480
Projected new pupils:120

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bourne

Across Lincolnshire council

Low demand council-wide0.72 applications per place

Places available

8,940

Applications

6,453

Got 1st preference

96.3%

Got preferred school

99.7%

All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

Inspection History(2)

30 November 2022

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

26 April 2017
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

13

SEN Support

12

EHC Plans

9.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication7
Autistic Spectrum Disorder5
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability3
Other2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
81.3%
Asian
2.2%
Black
3.7%
Mixed
4.0%
Chinese
0.7%
Unclassified
0.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals18.7%
English as Additional Language12.5%

273

Total Pupils

146

Boys

127

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

13

Teachers

21.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£49,821

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£4,969

Per pupil

£1482k

Total funding

£68k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£72,235
EAL funding£11,379
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.5%

Overall absence

6.5%

Persistent absence

246

Enrolments

Authorised3.3%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)6.5%
Severe (50%+)0.8%

Absence trend

3.0%
18/19
3.3%
20/21
6.0%
21/22
5.0%
22/23
4.1%
23/24
4.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy

What are SATs results like at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

Of the pupils at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 83% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.

What is Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in April 2017, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

No fixed boundary. When Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Lincolnshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.

How big are the classes at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

Classes at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy average 30.3 pupils (2025/26). 4 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy has around 273 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

4.5% of sessions were missed at Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy in 2024/25. 6.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

Apply through Lincolnshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy: MACCA Sports Academies at Elsea Park AGP (950m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.

How many road collisions happen near Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy?

Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy is at Sandown Drive, Elsea Park, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 0WP.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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