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The Bourne Academy

Secondary school in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. Standards maintained (Feb 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 19 November 2019, report published 17 December 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 12 February 2025, report published 13 March 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around February 2029

The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 0.8 milesWinton Academy

    Secondary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    School remains Outstanding (May 2024)

  2. 0.8 milesGlenmoor Academy

    Secondary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    Standards maintained (Dec 2024)

  3. 0.9 milesOak Academy

    Secondary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Nov 2024)

  4. 1.1 milesLeAF Studio

    Secondary, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)

  5. 1.7 milesSt Aldhelm's Academy

    Secondary, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole

    Report card, Mar 2026: 5 needs attention, 1 urgent improvement Requires significant improvement

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.