The Bourne Academy: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 181 families put The Bourne Academy as their first choice and 601 named it as one of their preferences, for 171 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 39 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
First-choice demand has risen from 144 in 2021 to 181 in 2026, while places went from 176 to 171.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole published that the last place offered for 2026 entry went to a family 1.003 miles away. The cut-off moves every year with the number of applications.
Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 86% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 97% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lodged 265 appeals against secondary school offers; 221 reached a hearing and 43 succeeded (19.5% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 171 | 181 | 601 | 1.1 | 39 |
| 2025 | 173 | 184 | 554 | 1.1 | 27 |
| 2024 | 167 | 262 | 649 | 1.6 | 103 |
| 2023 | 172 | 193 | 571 | 1.1 | 55 |
| 2022 | 172 | 173 | 532 | 1.0 | 39 |
| 2021 | 176 | 144 | 541 | 0.8 | 15 |
| 2020 | 177 | 167 | 564 | 0.9 | 38 |
| 2019 | 179 | 149 | 525 | 0.8 | 20 |
| 2018 | 179 | 187 | 536 | 1.0 | 26 |
| 2017 | 180 | 200 | 506 | 1.1 | 32 |
| 2016 | 172 | 167 | 441 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 135 | 132 | 356 | 1.0 | 11 |
| 2014 | 158 | 155 | 381 | 1.0 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Last distance offered
| Entry year | Last place offered | Published by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.00 miles | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| 2023 | 1.13 miles | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Figures as each council published them, in the unit it used. The cut-off is not a boundary: it moves every year with the number of applications.