E-Act Bourne End Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Buckinghamshire
New Road, Bourne End, SL8 5BW
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/09/2022
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
87.1%
37.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
707
Capacity used
Has space85%
830 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
96 of 98 families who put it first got an offer
143
Places offered
342
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 98 | 96 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 75 | 23 | ● 31% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 11 | ● 18% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 107 | 13 | ● 12% |
| Total | 342 | 143 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Buckinghamshire lets families list 6 preferences. 19 applications came from outside the council area (4 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Natalie King
- Address
- New Road, Bourne End, SL8 5BW
- Phone
- 01628819022
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward / constituency
- Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns · Beaconsfield
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 146518
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 16% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: E-ACT
707 pupils · 830 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
27 September 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 749 pupils
Attendance
87.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.5%
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 | 37.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.18 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.11 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 14.59 | — | — |
Average grade: E+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 52.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 24.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 113 | — |
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 | 20.28 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 34 | — |
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 | 113 | 9% | 30% | 59% | |
| English Language | 113 | 8% | 33% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 113 | 7% | 36% | 55% | |
| Statistics | 110 | 2% | 17% | 38% | |
| Combined Science | 105 | 4% | 24% | 50% | |
| Geography | 70 | 1% | 10% | 27% | |
| History | 49 | 12% | 31% | 39% | |
| Business | 47 | 0% | 9% | 17% | |
| Spanish | 25 | 12% | 12% | 20% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 14 | 0% | 50% | 50% | |
| Art and Design | 12 | 0% | 42% | 42% | |
| Biology | 6 | 50% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economics | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| Government and Politics | 9 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 8 | 13% | 13% | 25% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19319: Bourne End Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
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) | 39% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 14% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 39% | — | — |
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 Buckinghamshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-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.