Bourne Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
South Road, Bourne, PE10 9JE
97
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 11/10/2022
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.3%
9.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,718
Capacity used
Over capacity101%
1,700 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
234 of 339 families who put it first got an offer
239
Places offered
516
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 339 | 234 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 144 | 5 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 33 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 516 | 239 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 147 applications came from outside the council area (35 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Brunker
- Address
- South Road, Bourne, PE10 9JE
- Phone
- 01778422288
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bourne Austerby · Grantham and Bourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137793
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 7% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 8% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BOURNE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1,718 pupils · 1,700 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
11 October 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,216 pupils
Attendance
95.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 68.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.68 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 94% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 6.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.61 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 68.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 92.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 97.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 87% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.62 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 239 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 39.35 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 23% | 17% |
| A-level students | 265 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 239 | 57% | 96% | 100% | |
| English Language | 239 | 36% | 88% | 95% | |
| English Literature | 236 | 50% | 91% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 231 | 51% | 82% | 92% | |
| Biology | 164 | 78% | 99% | 100% | |
| Physics | 164 | 71% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 164 | 66% | 100% | 100% | |
| Geography | 142 | 49% | 85% | 94% | |
| History | 105 | 50% | 90% | 96% | |
| Religious Studies | 90 | 44% | 81% | 91% | |
| Statistics | 89 | 82% | 99% | 100% | |
| Combined Science | 75 | 16% | 93% | 99% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 102 | 17% | 43% | 67% | |
| Business Studies | 58 | 3% | 22% | 55% | |
| Psychology | 56 | 5% | 29% | 63% | |
| Law | 54 | 13% | 19% | 26% | |
| Physics | 50 | 18% | 48% | 64% | |
| Economics | 50 | 2% | 24% | 70% | |
| Biology | 48 | 21% | 46% | 79% | |
| Sociology | 45 | 4% | 27% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 43 | 16% | 53% | 74% | |
| History | 41 | 5% | 39% | 83% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 38 | 5% | 24% | 55% | |
| Geography | 36 | 3% | 31% | 58% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #96 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11768: Bourne Grammar School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 22 |
| Offers | 7 |
| Success rate | 32% |
| Accepted offers | 7 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 70% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.