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World Book Day inspires Key Stage 3 to celebrate their favourite books Our Key Stage 3 students in Years 7 to 9 were able to celebrate ‘World Book Day’ on Thursday 5th March 2026 by coming to school dressed as their favourite character from a book, which included many classics, Read more…

Author provides creative writing workshop for World Book Day For World Book Day last week, we were delighted to welcome Tana MacPherson-Smith (and Grim the monkey) to Bourne Academy in the afternoon as she kindly gave her time to speak to a class of Year 9 students by delivering a Read more…

Bringing Shakespeare’s Macbeth to life for GCSE English students To bring Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy of Macbeth to life, we arranged for the whole of Year 10 to watch a live performance on the school stage with a professional production of Macbeth from Quantum Theatre. The theatre company visited both Bourne Read more…

Get RED-DY for non-uniform day in aid of Comic Relief / Red Nose Day On Friday 20th March 2026, it is Comic Relief / Red Nose Day and we traditionally hold a non-uniform day at the school so everyone can join in together and raise money for this worthwhile cause. Read more…

Book online appointments for the Year 8 Parents Evening Our Year 8 Parents Evening will be taking place online on Thursday 19th March 2026 from 4.30pm to 7.30pm and parents are required to book their online appointments in advance. We encourage all parents to participate so they can speak to Read more…

Class of 2026 Leavers Hoodies now available to be pre-ordered One of the traditions for Year 11 students at Bourne Academy is getting a Leavers Hoodie to celebrate achieving their GCSEs. These hoodies need to be pre-ordered as they can be personalised with the students nickname, first name or surname. Read more…

Tickets now on sale for the Year 11 Celebration Prom After all of the hard work over the last five years – the Year 11 Celebration Prom is a memorable event where students can celebrate together for one last time before they depart for sixth form or college. We hope Read more…

Sports Leaders host Wheelchair Sports Festival with Inspire+ Due to our excellent sporting facilities we regularly host events involving local schools and sporting organisations. This week, we were delighted to host an exciting Wheelchair Sports Festival with pupils from Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy. The event was led Read more…

Stand Against Violence assembly focuses on reducing knife crime The main age group involved in violent crime are 16 to 24 year olds and nationally there are over 120,000 cases of ‘reported’ knife crimes each year. None of us would ever want one of our students to be involved in, Read more…

Discover our extra-curricular and subject revision sessions At Bourne Academy there is a diverse enrichment and extra-curricular programme of activities that is inclusive for all students. There are activities and sessions that take place during lunchtime and after-school that include subject interventions, revision and homework sessions plus clubs and performances Read more…