Bourne Community College
Park Road, Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
692 pupils · 77% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- Bourne Community Trust
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 4 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 27.2% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 137 | 119 | 238 | 136 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 137 | 111 | 237 | 128 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 150 | 134 | 258 | 150 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 173 | 150 | 287 | 173 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 160 | 136 | 257 | 157 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 152 | 131 | 255 | 148 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 179 | 157 | 316 | 179 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 167 | 136 | 271 | 159 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Warblington School 3.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Havant Academy 4.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Park Community School 6.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Hayling College 7.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Oaklands Catholic School 7.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Crookhorn College 8 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.