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The Bulmershe School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading RG5 3EU · thebulmersheschool.com · 0118 935 3353
Overview
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wokingham 53.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.17 mi
- 1.88 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criterion G · Wokingham Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,530
- 130 over 1,400 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- First language not English
- 26.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criterion G” went to a home 1.17 mi (1.88 km) from the school. Source: Wokingham Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 206 families put the school first and 233 places were offered; 92% 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 | 233 | 206 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 248 | 201 | 0.8 | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 248 | 245 | 1 | 75% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 251 | 212 | 0.8 | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 236 | 232 | 1 | 65% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criterion G | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.17 mi1.88 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.7, and 56.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wokingham it was 53.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (37.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.48 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110062)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 46.6 | −1 |
| Sixth form college | 4.6 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 37 | −1.4 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −1.4 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.9 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6.3 | +3.2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 110062)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 students | B- (37.2) | Average +0.09 | |
| 111 students | B- (37.4) | Average +0.09 | |
| 60 students | Dist- (30) | Average -0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 98 | C+ (33.5) | -0.06 |
| 2022/23 | 80 | B- (36.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 71 | B- (36.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 90 | C+ (32.4) | +0.12 |
| 2017/18 | 82 | C- (25.3) | 0.00 |
| 2016/17 | 94 | C (29.4) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 92 | C- (27.7) | +0.07 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.2 | −12.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.8 | +7.6 |
| Employment | 30.8 | +10.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 4.2 | −3.3 |
Ofsted
- Ofsted inspection
- No inspection available