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Bullers Wood School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Girls · mixed sixth form
  • Bromley
  • BR7 5LJ

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 400 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 13%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 12%12%2016/17: top 15%2017/18: top 12%2018/19: top 12%2021/22: top 18%2022/23: top 15%2023/24: top 13%2024/25: top 13%No exams

A-level results

#285 of 438 London sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against London

Attainment 856.3 · London 50.18/10 Above+7.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths64.9% · London 51.8%8/10 Above+17.7 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score5.09 · London 4.567/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.37 · London +0.326/10 Middle−20.4 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry33.28 · London 34.74/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 58 · 216 pupils · London 522016/17: 53.6 · 216 pupils · London 49.32017/18: 56.1 · 214 pupils · London 492018/19: 56 · 214 pupils · London 49.52021/22: 56.2 · 229 pupils · London 52.82022/23: 55.4 · 222 pupils · London 50.552023/24: 56.3 · 229 pupils · London 50.62024/25: 56.3 · 231 pupils · London 50.155853.6No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 56% · 216 pupils · London 48%2017/18: 56% · 214 pupils · London 48%2018/19: 58% · 214 pupils · London 48%2021/22: 62% · 229 pupils · London 58%2022/23: 63% · 222 pupils · London 53.5%2023/24: 63.8% · 229 pupils · London 55.5%2024/25: 64.9% · 231 pupils · London 51.8%64.9%56%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 31.51 · 183 pupils · London 29.292016/17: 31.62 · 219 pupils · London 30.582017/18: 32.73 · 211 pupils · London 30.892018/19: 30.73 · 205 pupils · London 31.532021/22: 35.32 · 201 pupils · London 36.842022/23: 33.11 · 198 pupils · London 33.82023/24: 29.74 · 206 pupils · London 33.672024/25: 33.28 · 194 pupils · London 34.735.3229.74No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in82.4%
173 of 210 who put it first2014 · 66.9%2026 · 82.4%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st210173
2nd14825
3rd14012
Last distance offered
  • 2026/272.5 km
  • 2025/262.5 km
  • 2024/252.3 km
  • 2023/242.0 km
  • 2022/232.0 km
  • 2021/222.0 km

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstanding
  3. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (6)

From Ofsted report, inspected Feb 2024

Strengths

  • “Leaders are determined that all pupils, whatever their starting point, succeed academically.”
  • “Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) follow the same ambitious curriculum as their peers.”
  • “However, some do not consistently receive the support they need to achieve as well as they could.”

To improve

  • “Over time, pupils with SEND have not consistently received the specific support they need.”
  • “As a result, some pupils’ needs have not been appropriately met and they have not secured the knowledge they need to progress through the curriculum.”
  • “The school should ensure that training and information are provided so that the needs of pupils are fully considered when making adaptations to activities.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,555
Free school meals (past 6 years)12.5%
First language not English12.7%
SEN support11.9%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils18.0%

Girls 91.5%Boys 8.5%

all pupils, incl. sixth form

97.9% full · 1,589 places · 419 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 255 responses (16.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school87.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.1% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.7% not applicable45.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year64.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.7% not applicable72.9% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed46.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child80.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school83.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing77.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school87.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development76.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent86.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.9
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 78.8
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 15.8
  • Other support 36.5

Teachers 86.8 FTE · Whole workforce 139.1 · 161 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,677
Spend per pupil£7,462
Staff spend per pupil£6,109
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£337,000in-year balance

Grants £7,677 · self-generated £0 · premises £304 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INICIO EDUCATIONAL TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £8,240,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

229 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93%
  • Education91.7%
  • Apprenticeship0.4%
  • Employment0.9%
  • Not sustained2.2%
  • Unknown4.8%

After sixth form (16–18)

214 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained88.3%
  • Education68.2%
  • Higher education67.3%
  • Apprenticeship3.7%
  • Employment16.4%
  • Not sustained7%
  • Unknown4.7%