Bullers Wood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 29 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 136709
- Address
- St Nicolas Lane, Logs Hill, BR7 5LJ
- Website
- www.bwsgirls.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1572 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 8.0%
- Girls
- 92.0%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 61.6%
Mixed 11%
Other White 10.1%
African 5.2%
Indian 2.5%
Caribbean 2%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 82%
Local authority average 60%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.4
Local authority average 51.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.08
Local authority average 4.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 54 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 90 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Bullers Wood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 227
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 132
- From another Local Authority
- 157
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 16
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 231 0 231 |
| Year 8 | 233 0 233 |
| Year 9 | 229 0 229 |
| Year 10 | 233 0 233 |
| Year 11 | 229 0 229 |
| Year 12 | 207 67 140 |
| Year 13 | 210 59 151 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 96.0% 90.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 10.0% 17.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 80.0% 69.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 81.0% 66.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 22.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 19.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 1.7% |