Bullers Wood School for Boys

Free schools·Secondary school Bromley·BR1 2NW
Composite score
61.3
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#1,058
National rank
#265
In London
#11
In Bromley
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
49.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
57%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
75%
% EBacc grade 5+
16%
EBacc average points score
4.42

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
89%
131 first choices, 175 places
First choices per place
0.75
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
646
any preference, for 175 places
Last place offered lived
1.86 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2995 m
Applications from another council area
15%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17
00.511.5
1 per place
1.2120221.3120231.0520240.9220250.752026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
894
Gender
Boys
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.7%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
11.4%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.4%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
5.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
15.2%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.7
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£8,185
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
176 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
93%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Bullers Wood School for Boys

Bullers Wood School for Boys is a boys' secondary school in Bromley, classified by the DfE as a free school. Around 894 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 49.0, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of secondary schools nationally.

57% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 75% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 89% of the families who made Bullers Wood School for Boys their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.86 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 17.7 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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