Secondary
Bourne Community College
Park Road, Southbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 692 of 900 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Trust
- Bourne Community Trust
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
GCSE results
33%
39.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 |
| Entered the EBacc | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38% |
| 22/23 | 37% |
| 23/24 | 39% |
| 24/25 | 33% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.15 |
| 22/23 | -0.29 |
| 23/24 | +0.15 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.6 |
| 22/23 | 42.2 |
| 23/24 | 45.7 |
| 24/25 | 39.1 |
Park Road, Southbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
West Sussex admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Aparna Sharma
- Address
- Park Road, Southbourne, Emsworth, PO10 8PJ
- Telephone
- 01243375691