Bourne Community College

State-Funded School

bourne-community-college-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

ChichesterConstituency

PO10 8PJPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Bourne Community College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in West Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 692 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 6 Jan 2026 · published 4 Feb 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation 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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 32.7%
EBacc average point score: 3.39

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

692

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 692
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
13 Jul 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.