Bourne End Academy is a co-educational

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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire Bourne End is a village mostly in the parish of Wooburn, but partly in that of Little Marlow in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about five miles (8 km) south-east of High Wycombe and three miles (5 km) east of Marlow, near the bo ...

, England. It is a

which takes pupils from the age of 11 to 18. It is smaller than an average secondary school, with just over 800 pupils attending every year.

History

In September 1998 the school was awarded

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status as a

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and furthermore, in 2012, the school was awarded the status of a specialist Science College, by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). In 2014, the school's multi-academy trust E-ACT downsized and 10 schools were re-brokered to other multi-academy trusts. It has since started expanding again. Pupils from E-ACT Burnham Park Academy, which was officially closed due to falling pupil numbers but E-ACT always had planned on merging the two schools, were offered the opportunity of transferring to Bourne End Academy.

Facilities

Bourne End Academy has a department for students on the autistic spectrum, the ARP (Additional Resources Provision) Department.

Academic performance and inspections

In 2012, Wye Valley achieved 47% A*-C grades (including English and Mathematics) at GCSE with the results below national level placing it in the 4th quantile in comparison to other schools. In 2017, Bourne End Academy achieved 65% A*-C grades (including English and Mathematics) at GCSE. In 2018 the school's GCSE results were -0.28, below average. In 2019 the school's GCSE results declined to -0.49 below average. The latest national performance data from the Department of Education recognises E-ACT Bourne End Academy as the top comprehensive secondary school in Buckinghamshire with 58% of students achieving a Grade 5 or higher in English and Maths. The Wye Valley School

The school was put into a state of ' Special Measures' after both the school, and its management, were classified as 'Inadequate' by

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in January 2013. After the report, the school's governing body was disbanded, and an interim executive board (IEB) was imposed, which, as of March 2014, was still in place. As of 2017, the school was judged by Ofsted to require improvement but still part of an interim executive board. , the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in 2022, with an outcome of Good.

Sixth form

Bourne End Academy has a

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for students studying A-levels.

References

External links

Department for Education performance tables 2011
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