Academy converter · Lincolnshire

Bourne Grammar School

11–18Ages
1,718Pupils
SecondaryPhase
SelectiveGrammar school
ChristianReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
137793URN

South Road, Bourne, PE10 9JE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in LincolnshireSelective

483 applications for 238 places · 23rd of 52 in Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

67.2of 90

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

4th of 54 in Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

483 applications · 238 places offered · 301 named it first

SelectiveApplications include children who did not pass the entrance test.

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2021 2.4; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Lincolnshire median median 1.9

This school
Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Selective: register for the entrance test with the school first, usually by the summer before (dates vary). Dates

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	238	483	2.0	301	1.26
Sep 2025	239	516	2.2	339	1.42
Sep 2024	240	509	2.1	355	1.48
Sep 2023	240	461	1.9	316	1.32
Sep 2022	236	463	2.0	298	1.26
Sep 2021	240	575	2.4	365	1.52
Sep 2020	240	456	1.9	313	1.30
Sep 2019	241	507	2.1	342	1.42
Sep 2018	240	518	2.2	330	1.38
Sep 2017	237	416	1.8	266	1.12
Sep 2016	239	446	1.9	280	1.17
Sep 2015	239	456	1.9	294	1.23
Sep 2014	241	376	1.6	247	1.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

238 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)67.24th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 41.8 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths88%4th of 54 in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire 32% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths98%

Lincolnshire 58% England 66%

This school
Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.68

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	238	67.2	88%	98%	–
2024/25	239	68.6	92%	98%	–
2023/24	240	68.1	94%	98%	+0.68
2022/23	246	68.7	87%	96%	+0.60

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bourne Grammar SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 67.2Attainment 8 Selective
Bourne Academy
1.3 km · Lincolnshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Charles Read Academy
10.9 km · Lincolnshire

2026

2.9applications per place 38.4Attainment 8
The Deepings School
11.0 km · Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 41.5Attainment 8
Stamford Welland Academy
13.5 km · Lincolnshire

2026

1.8applications per place 41.2Attainment 8
Casterton College Rutland
13.9 km · Rutland

Good2023

2.2applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Arthur Mellows Village College
14.8 km · Peterborough

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Spalding Grammar School
15.0 km · Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 59.9Attainment 8 Selective
Spalding High School
15.8 km · Lincolnshire

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 62.5Attainment 8 Selective

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 137793 · 925/4501
Trust: Bourne Grammar School
Admissions policy: Selective
Religious character: Christian
Capacity: 1,700 pupils · 1,718 on roll
Free school meals: 7.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2012
Replaced: Bourne Grammar School (URN 120661)
Address: South Road, Bourne, PE10 9JE
Local authority: Lincolnshire · South Kesteven

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources