Bourne Community College

URN 126069·Secondary·Foundation school·Bourne Community Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 82.3% of incomeOverall absence at 8.6%

Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Nov 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,985.28

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

82.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-6.2%

of income

In-year balance

-0.7%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.3%.

Overall absence at 8.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

2 November 2021 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.39.1

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.59.2%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)32.7%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.27.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

729

Capacity

900 (81%)

Free school meals

21.3%

English additional lang.

2.2%

Ethnicity

White British 87.9%Asian 0.4%Black 0.8%Mixed 4.7%Other 0.4%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

42.8

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

17.0

Mean salary

£49,896

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

2.3%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

8.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

26.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.4%

2024/25 · 749 pupils