Bourne Community CollegeHavant Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Bourne Community College and Havant Academy are secondary schools.
Bourne Community College scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Havant Academy scores 25 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Bourne Community College is ahead on our composite score.
Bourne Community College was judged in need of attention and Havant Academy was judged in need of urgent improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 40.5 for Bourne Community College and 34.3 for Havant Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Bourne Community College (44.6 in 2021-22, 40.5 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Havant Academy (34.5 in 2021-22, 34.3 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EmsworthBourne Community College | HavantHavant Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | F25/100 | |
| Local ranking | 31st of 40 in West Sussex | 64th of 69 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attentionStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Foundation school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 692 | 505 | |
| Capacity | 900 | 700 | |
| Location | Emsworth, PO10 8PJ | Havant, PO9 5JD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.5 Stronger figure | 34.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39.5% Stronger figure | 19.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 61.3% Stronger figure | 35.7% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 119 | 98 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 729 | 534 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.6% | 61.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.2% | 5.2% | |
| SEN support | 20.4% | 35.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.2% | 6.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 26.4% Stronger figure | 31.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bourne Community College
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