Bourne Primary School
Melbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8BDOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bourne Primary School is a primary school in Eastbourne for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 214 schools in East Sussex. It ranks 12th of 12 primary schools in Eastbourne. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 10 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 4 June 2024
Pupils are kind and welcoming at Bourne Primary School. They demonstrate the school values of nurture, innovate, collaborate and empathise through their warm and respectful relationships. Pupils model the school's expectations to new classmates and show a deep interest in the range of cultures and languages spoken in the school. They are happy in school and know that staff will work hard to keep them safe. Since the previous inspection, pupils' behaviour has been transformed. Pupils work hard in lessons and enjoy their learning. However, due to historic weaknesses in the curriculum and behaviour, not all pupils achieve as well as they should. Many struggle to understand age-appropriate concepts because they have not mastered the basics in the preceding years. Pupils last year did not perform as well as they could in national tests. Pupils enjoy a variety of exciting experiences that enrich their learning. They visit a local art gallery each year and act as art critics by writing reviews of the exhibitions they see. Pupils produce high-quality artwork that they exhibit in the local community. They also experience annual theatre visits and take part in annual school performances. As a result of this approach, pupils develop a passion for creativity and the arts.
What the school should improve
- Assessment processes do not routinely give leaders and staff the information they need. This means that leaders are not always able to identify how well pupils are progressing or where the curriculum needs to be altered. The school should refine the way it gathers and analyses assessment information so that leaders can keep a close eye on pupil groups and provide support where it is needed most.
- Staff do not always use assessment information to adapt the curriculum to pupils' needs. On occasion, they deliver the planned curriculum before pupils have grasped the prerequisite knowledge they need to complete this work. The school should ensure staff know how to assess pupils' prior knowledge and make appropriate adaptations to help pupils to catch up and make strong progress.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
51 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
414 pupils on roll, with places for 450
Schools near Bourne Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roselands Infants' School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Stafford Junior School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church of England Infants School | 0.9 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Tollgate Community Junior School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cassandra Palmer
- Phone
- 01323724729
- Address
- Melbourne Road, Eastbourne, BN22 8BD
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- URN
- 114473
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.