Bourne Academy

Bourne Academy
Location
Edinburgh Crescent Bourne , Lincolnshire , PE10 9DT England
Coordinates	52°46′25″N0°22′12″W / 52.77362°N 0.37004°W / 52.77362; -0.37004
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1946
Department for Education URN	137572 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	Lucy Conley
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11to 18
Enrolment	1,154 pupils
Website	http://www.bourneacademy.org

Bourne Academy is an 11 to 18 mixed comprehensive school and a co-educational academy located in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. ^{[1] [2]} It is one of two secondary schools, both co-educational, in the town, the other being Bourne Grammar School. ^[3] Bourne Academy is a part of the South Lincolnshire Academies Trust (SLAT), together with Spalding Academy, Spalding and Giles Academy, Boston. ^[4]

Bourne Academy is situated northeast in the town, on Edinburgh Crescent, next to the Bourne Leisure Centre. ^[2]

The school badge represents the Wake knot, a heraldic device referring to the Wake family, previous Lords of the Manor of Bourne, and similar to the carrick bend. ^[5]

History

The school was originally part of the Star Lane Board School, which is now the Bourne Abbey Primary Academy. ^[6]

Following the Education Act 1944, the secondary school was divided out and moved to temporary premises at a separate site in 1946. ^{[7] [ better source needed ]}

In July 1958, the first permanent buildings were opened at Edinburgh Crescent, the road south of the school. The school adopted the name Bourne County Secondary School.

In 1987, the name was changed to the Robert Manning School in honour of Robert Mannyng (c. 1275 – c. 1338).

The sixth form started in 1988 with only 13 students. In 1989, extension premises were opened by Kenneth Baker, Secretary of State for Education. In 1999, the school attained Technology College status and the name changed again, to Robert Manning Technology College. ^[8]

Specialist school

In January 2007, it was announced that, in recognition of its excellence, the school had been invited by the government to apply to take on a second speciality in Vocational Education, and that its application was successful. ^[9] Due to the school's new speciality, the Governors decided to change the name once more, to the Robert Manning College.^{[ citation needed ]}

Academy

Following a successful application, Robert Manning Technology College converted to academy status on 1 January 2012, becoming Bourne Academy. ^{[2] [10]}

See also

• List of schools in the East Midlands
• Bourne Grammar School
• St. George's College of Technology, a similar school in Sleaford

References

1. ""About Us" – Bourne Academy – Aspire – Challenge – Achieve" . Retrieved 31 October 2025.
2. "Bourne Academy - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
3. "Secondary schools in Bourne". AllSchools UK. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
4. "Our Schools – SLAT" . Retrieved 31 October 2025.
5. "TF1020 : Bourne Academy". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
6. "Bourne, Bourne Abbey School". Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology . 18 July 2020.
7. "TF1020: Bourne Academy at Bourne, Lincolnshire". www.geograph.org.uk. 11 September 2011.
8. "Robert Manning College". www.falakros.net. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
9. The Robert Manning Technology College - Inspection report. Ofsted. 2008.
10. "School's name changes to Bourne Academy". The Bourne Local. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

External links

• College website
• Rex Needle Bourne website article on the College
• Specialist Schools and Academies Trust website

Video clips

• Video montage of the school