Bullers Wood School
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Bromley
St Nicolas Lane, Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
80
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/02/2024
Application demand
80%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
18.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,555
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,589 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
80%
1st preference success rate
185 of 231 families who put it first got an offer
227
Places offered
745
Total applications
3.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 231 | 185 | ● 80% |
| 2nd preference | 142 | 23 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 124 | 12 | ● 10% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 248 | 7 | ● 3% |
| Total | 745 | 227 | 30% |
1st preference success by year
Bromley lets families list 6 preferences. 120 applications came from outside the council area (8 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Hardwick
- Address
- St Nicolas Lane, Logs Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
- Phone
- 02084672280
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward / constituency
- Bickley & Sundridge · Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136709
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
1,555 pupils · 1,589 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
28 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,175 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 56.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.15 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.74 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 83.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.09 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 231 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.28 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 194 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 229 | 30% | 69% | 84% | |
| English Language | 229 | 39% | 79% | 90% | |
| English Literature | 226 | 32% | 73% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 223 | 33% | 70% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 193 | 15% | 58% | 70% | |
| History | 133 | 29% | 63% | 77% | |
| Spanish | 124 | 22% | 54% | 73% | |
| Geography | 96 | 41% | 70% | 83% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 83 | 47% | 88% | 92% | |
| Business | 75 | 20% | 60% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 66 | 53% | 88% | 92% | |
| Computer Science | 39 | 26% | 62% | 79% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 54 | 2% | 28% | 50% | |
| Psychology | 53 | 9% | 17% | 51% | |
| Business Studies | 37 | 0% | 14% | 49% | |
| Sociology | 34 | 6% | 9% | 44% | |
| History | 30 | 0% | 3% | 33% | |
| English Literature | 29 | 0% | 7% | 55% | |
| Physics | 28 | 4% | 18% | 43% | |
| English Language | 28 | 4% | 14% | 32% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 26 | 15% | 27% | 69% | |
| Biology | 20 | 5% | 5% | 25% | |
| Art and Design | 20 | 10% | 45% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 0% | 22% | 39% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11256: Bullers Wood School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 6 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 6% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 65% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bromley council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.