# The Bourne Academy — Bournemouth, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/the-bourne-academy-11947 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 2.3/5 from 10 published reviews - **Students:** 1000 - **Founded:** 2009 ## Contact - **Address:** Bournemouth, United Kingdom - **Phone:** 2027-2028 - **Website:** https://www.thebourneacademy.com - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/the-bourne-academy-11947 ## About The Bourne Academy is a state-funded secondary school with 1000 students aged 11 to 18 years. Formerly Kings High school, the Academy received a £10 million investment in 2012 which transformed the site into a state of the art 21st century secondary school. The Academy creates an ethos that promotes academic, vocational and personal development. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Good — Nov 2019 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Nov 2019 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Nov 2019 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Nov 2019 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Nov 2019 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — Terrible school: This is the worst school I have been to in my life, yes where I live there is Avonbourne and Glenmore but the school I currently attend is sick. It is evil and has a terrible school system and treats students abusiveley, teachers smoke in the car park and they also never alow students to have their own rights for either going to the loo or the way they present themselves in school. For the sake of your children's health, never send them to this hell on earth. They are trying to emulate the same … *(Sep 2023)* - **5/5** — A Great Place to Grow: I have two children who attended The Bourne Academy, and I have to say, it was a fantastic experience for both of them. The teachers are supportive, the facilities are excellent, and the values of the academy really helped them develop into confident and compassionate individuals. *(Jan 2023)* - **4/5** — Room for Improvement: We're still in the early stages of our journey at The Bourne Academy, but we've had some mixed experiences so far. The staff seem nice, and the facilities are good, but we've found the communication to be a bit hit-and-miss. We're hoping that as our child settles in more, things will improve. *(Sep 2022)* - **5/5** — Exceptional Education and Facilities: We've been incredibly impressed with The Bourne Academy. The £10 million investment has really paid off, and the facilities are top-notch. The values of the academy, particularly the emphasis on being emotionally literate, really resonate with us. *(Jun 2022)* - **1/5** — teachers don’t care about the kids😂😂: while i attended this school my mum passed away, i went to school a few days later, keep in mind the head teacher was aware of what had happened ,just to get whinged at by him for no reason. i never once spoke to the school counsellor ,however many girls at the school went to her everyday despite the fact they had minor problems compared to mine. im not saying they didn’t need the ‘school counsellor’ but it’s weird that i always had very few teachers to go to when i had problems. they don’t care… *(Oct 2021)* - **2/5** — Just poor: The school is actually alright academically but it is a full on hotspot for bullying. I was bullied right from year 7 and nothing was sorted, I was left to deal with it and sort it out on my own. I’d often pretend I was ill or ask my mum to skips days to avoid the behaviour of my peers or it would result in me turning up late in non uniform because of how badly it had effected me. I know that there are plenty of other situations with the same reason, the level of help you get is terrible and a l… *(Jun 2021)* - **1/5** — Awful!: This school is awful. Hotspot for bullying regardless of their anti-bullying policy. Will never ever help you with any mental health. The second that anyone comes into view the school the pupils are told exactly what to say and do especially if being interviewed by people. Most Teaching staff are awful and rude. This school only makes children’s mental health worse. During the pandemic children are still crossing year group bubbles and interacting with multiple other pupils in completely differe… *(Mar 2021)* - **2/5** — Dont recommend: My daughter was bullied for years and nothing was done about it, she now suffers with extremely poor mental health and anxiety because of the school's ridiculous rules and expectations that you simply cannot expect children to comply with. There is not enough support for these children, they are sanctioned over silly things and the school wonders why the kids don't want to be there. *(Dec 2020)* - **2/5** — Poor school: This school takes the mick when you say that you have problems and they take for ever to help you it took 5 years for me to get help and now I am in year 11 they said that I will get help in my mock and exams but it has taken 5years for the help I need and the pandemic that is going on we are meant to not cross bubbles but most of the year 11 go and speak to the year 10 over in there bubble and then year 7,8,9,10 when they get told to go a different way from the way that we go they don’t listen … *(Nov 2020)* - **1/5** — Bad school.: Never help with any issues or make you wait weeks for help. Never reply to calls or emails. Haven’t followed rules regarding pandemic. Supposed to be anti bullying school but the whole school is full of bullies and children being bullied. *(Nov 2020)* ## Other schools in Bournemouth - [Avonbourne Girls Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/avonbourne-girls-academy-13593) — 1.4/5 (20 reviews) - [The Bishop of Winchester Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/the-bishop-of-winchester-academy-11943) — 1.4/5 (16 reviews) - [Glenmoor Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/glenmoor-academy-15040) — 2.0/5 (15 reviews) - [Bournemouth School for Girls](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/bournemouth-school-for-girls-12622) — 3.0/5 (12 reviews) - [Avonbourne Boys' Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/avonbourne-boys-academy-21042) — 2.0/5 (9 reviews) - [Winton Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/bournemouth/winton-academy-15039) — 3.7/5 (6 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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