Bullers Wood School for Boys
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 145868
- Address
- Chislehurst Road, BR1 2NW
- Website
- www.bwsboys.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 894 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 11.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 57.9%
Mixed 11.6%
Other White 9.5%
African 6.7%
Other 2.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Indian 2.3%
Caribbean 2%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 55%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 57%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.42
Local authority average 4.6
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 120 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 59 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Bullers Wood School for Boys
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 141
- 3rd preference
- 128
- From another Local Authority
- 145
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 180 0 |
| Year 8 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 9 | 177 177 0 |
| Year 10 | 179 179 0 |
| Year 11 | 179 179 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 90.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 21.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 65.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 2.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.6% 3.0% |