School admissions in Bourne
How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 4 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.
Bourne in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Bourne first 260 times for 262 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Lincolnshire authority's 267 schools. 2 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 2 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.96 miles (Bourne Westfield Primary Academy) to 2.68 miles (The Edenham Church of England School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
Reception places, September 2026
6 schools. 2 received more first preferences than they had places.
| School | First preferences per place | Places | Cutoff distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourne Elsea Park Church of England Primary Academy | 1.48 | 29 | not published |
| The Edenham Church of England School | 1.24 | 17 | 2.678 miles |
| Bourne Westfield Primary Academy | 0.98 | 90 | 0.962 miles |
| The Morton Church of England (Controlled) Primary School | 0.91 | 23 | not published |
| Bourne Abbey Church of England Primary Academy | 0.87 | 76 | not published |
| Thurlby Community Primary Academy | 0.78 | 27 | not published |
First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.