An Independent Guide to The Bourne Academy

About the School

Located in Bournemouth (ward: Redhill & Northbourne), The Bourne Academy is an academy sponsor led providing education for students aged 11 to 18. It operates as a non-selective academy under the umbrella of the THE BOURNE ACADEMY, sponsored by Canford School.

With a stated capacity of 1050 pupils, the school currently has 958 students on roll. This makes it a moderately sized secondary institution within the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) local authority. It is a mixed-gender school, serving a diverse local community where approximately 37.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (a figure notably above the BCP average of 23.31%).

The school's leadership team is currently headed by Mr Mark Avoth (Principal). As an academy, it has the freedom to diverge from the national curriculum while still participating fully in national assessments and Ofsted inspections.

Academic Standing in BCP

When evaluating The Bourne Academy, it's helpful to look at its academic outcomes relative to the wider BCP area. At Key Stage 4, the school's most recent Attainment 8 score—a measure of pupil achievement across eight qualifications including English and mathematics—stands at 44.2.

Within the local context, this places the school 17 of 22 across all BCP secondary schools with published data (which includes both grammar and comprehensive schools). When compared specifically against the BCP non-selective average of 46.44, the school's performance provides important context for prospective parents weighing their local options.