Catchment Area for Bourne Grammar School - Find a freedom of information request

Request

I would like to know the number of pupils/students were offered a place at Bourne Grammar School (Bourne, Lincs) for the last five years and their official residential address was outside the catchment area of the Bourne Grammar School.

1. What is the longest distance taken into account when a child was offered a school place at Bourne Grammar School as per the admission policy requirements for the last five years?

2. How many children/pupils were offered a place at Bourne Grammar School for the last five years when the child's home address post code was 16 or more miles?

Decision

Find below information as requested, based on data as at national offer day for the last five years and based on the school's final oversubscription criteria of straight line home to school distance.

For the last two years (2019 and 2020) the distance measure has been straight line distance, but before that it was shortest driving distance). This is measured from the home address to the school:

For the 2020 intake, the last distance offered was 12.304 miles from the school. This measure was straight line distance as per the schools admissions policy. No students were offered over 16 miles.

For the 2019 intake, the last distance offered was 10.022 miles from the school. This measure was straight line distance as per the schools admissions policy. No students were offered over 16 miles.

For the 2018 intake, the last distance offered was 12.427 miles from the school. This measure was driving distance as per the schools admissions policy. No students were offered over 16 miles.

For the 2017 Intake, the last distance offered was 17.249 miles from the school. This measure was driving distance as per the schools admissions policy. 10 students were offered over 16 miles.

For the 2016 intake, the last distance offered was 14.826 miles from the school. This measure was driving distance as per the schools admissions policy. No students were offered over 16 miles.

Reference number
947421
Date request received
12 February 2021
Date of decision
17 February 2021