Teacher – the Bridge
Closes 23 Nov
Full time
Bourne Community College is a welcoming secondary school that is dedicated to fostering academic excellence and personal growth within a nurturing environment which reflect our…
Bourne Community College
Bourne Community College is a state-maintained secondary school in Emsworth, United Kingdom with 692 pupils, part of Bourne Community Trust. Ofsted: Report card, 6 January 2026: expected standard in 2 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teacher – the Bridge (closes 23 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
- Head
- Aparna Sharma, Headteacher
- Trust or group
- Bourne Community Trust
- Type
- State-maintained, Secondary
- Pupils
- 692 pupils · 47% girls · 21.2% eligible for free school meals · 2.0% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26 - Special needs
- 147 (21.2%) on SEN support · 45 (6.5%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26 - Local authority
- West Sussex
- Location
- Emsworth, PO10 8PJ, United Kingdom
- Telephone
- 01243375691
- Website
- bourne.org.uk
- Register number
- URN 126069 (register entry)
- Ofsted
- Report card, 6 January 2026: expected standard in 2 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met
Last graded Good (graded 2 November 2021)
Vacancies (1)
Exam results
| Year | Attainment 8 | Grade 5+ Eng. & maths |
|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 provisional | 40.5 | 39.5% |
| 2024/25 | 39.1 | 32.7% |
| 2023/24 | 45.7 | 39.1% |
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (6 January 2026)
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2026 | Report card | Expected standard in 2 areas, needs attention in 4; safeguarding met |
| 2 November 2021 | Graded inspection | Good |
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 41.2 | 16.8 | – | 0 | £55,388 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 17.0 | 7% | 1 | £49,896 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 16.4 | 16% | 0 | £46,348 |
| 2022/23 | 45.1 | 16.8 | 10% | 0 | £44,776 |
| 2021/22 | 46.1 | 16.3 | 13% | 1 | £43,443 |
| 2020/21 | 42.3 | 18.7 | 9% | 0 | £44,329 |
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 43.2 | 17.4 | 11% | 0 | £42,758 |
| 2018/19 | 42.5 | 17.0 | 22% | 0 | £41,139 |
| 2017/18 | 40.0 | 18.0 | 4% | 0 | £40,864 |
| 2016/17 | 44.8 | 16.1 | 18% | 0 | £38,646 |
| 2015/16 | 45.6 | 16.1 | 17% | 0 | £39,270 |
| 2014/15 | 45.0 | 16.3 | 5% | 0 | £37,589 |
| 2013/14 | 42.3 | 17.6 | 12% | 0 | £36,589 |
| 2012/13 | 45.3 | 16.2 | 14% | 0 | £35,831 |
| 2011/12 | 44.0 | 15.9 | 13% | 0 | £36,627 |
| 2010/11 | 42.9 | 16.4 | 10% | 0 | £34,974 |
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 9.6% | 2.8% | 28.8% | 4.3% |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 3.2% | 26.8% | 2.1% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 4.1% | 31.2% | 2.1% |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 3.2% | 35.5% | 4.5% |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 2.6% | 33.5% | 1.9% |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 1.4% | 11.4% | 1.2% |
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 1.6% | 14.3% | 1.1% |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 1.6% | 16.5% | 1.9% |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 1.7% | 15.0% | 3.0% |
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
8 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 5 teaching, 3 support. Most often advertised: Whole School Technician (2), Science Technician, Teacher of English. Last advertised July 2026.
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Sources
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.
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