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Bullers Wood School for Boys
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Chislehurst Road, Bromley BR1 2NW · bwsboys.org · 020 8016 0710
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Bromley 50.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.86 mi
- 3.00 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bromley Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 894
- 99% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15%
- First language not English
- 12.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.86 mi (3.00 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.53 mi (2.46 km). Source: Bromley Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 175 | 131 | 0.7 | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 165 | 152 | 0.9 | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 180 | 1▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 172 | 226 | 1.3▲ | 61% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 174 | 211 | 1.2▲ | 63% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.86 mi3.00 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.53 mi2.46 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.60 mi2.57 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 57% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bromley it was 50.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ▲57.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼35.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 61.3 | +2.8 |
| Sixth form college | 3.9 | −0.6 |
| Further education | 24.3 | −5.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 1.1 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.2 | −0.1 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | +3.2 |
Ofsted
Bullers Wood School for Boys was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (215 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 215
- 24% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (21%) with SEND