Side by side
Bullers Wood School for Boys and Orion Coopers
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Bullers Wood School for Boys is a boys' school; Orion Coopers takes boys and girls.
- Bullers Wood School for Boys takes ages 11 to 16; Orion Coopers takes ages 11 to 18.
- Bullers Wood School for Boys has 894 pupils; Orion Coopers has 1,339.
- The two schools are 1.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Bullers Wood School for Boys | Orion Coopers |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Free school DfE register | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register |
| Ages | 11 to 16 DfE register | 11 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Boys DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 894 DfE register | 1,339 DfE register |
| Borough | Bromley DfE register | Bromley DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page | 31 October 2026 (closes in 21 days) school or council page |
| Applications and places, last round | 131 first preferences for 175 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 107 first preferences for 252 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 7 February 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted ungraded inspection, 9 March 2023: School remains Good Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| GCSE: Attainment 8 | 49 (2024/25) DfE | 48.5 (2024/25) DfE |
| GCSE: grade 5+ in English and maths | 57% (2024/25) DfE | 51% (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: average grade | Not published | C (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 28.5 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Stayed in education or work after GCSEs | 95% (left 2022/23) DfE | 93% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Stayed in education or work after 16 to 18 | Not published | 87% (left 2022/23) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 15% DfE register | 28% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 11.4% school census 2024/25 | 7.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 17.4% school census 2024/25 | 9.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.7 DfE workforce census | 18.2 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5.9% DfE, 2024/25 | 8.9% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.