Bourne Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C65
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- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Bourne, PE10 9DT
- Distance
- 10.6km away
Charles Read Academy
Bourne Road, Corby Glen, Grantham, NG33 4NT
Local ranking24th of 54 secondary schools in Lincolnshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
275
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 2 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 38.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 24.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 53.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 49
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 267
- Boys
- 165 (60%)
- Girls
- 112 (40%)
- Capacity
- 275 (101% full)
- SEND
- 45.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 42.3%
- EAL
- 4.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 8.6%
- SEN Support
- 36.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £11,022/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.7%
- White Other: 3.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.4%
- Asian Other: 0.4%
- Other: 0.4%
94.7%
White British
3.4%
White Other
0.8%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 136479
- UKPRN
- 10032997
- Establishment No.
- 4017
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
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