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State-funded · Secondary · Bromley

Bullers Wood School

Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls · 1,555 pupils

Closes in 21 days Application deadline 31 October 2026

At a glance

Type
Academy converter (state-funded)
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Girls
Pupils
1,555 census January 2026
Capacity
1,589
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Sixth form
Yes
Headteacher
Headteacher Simon Hardwick
Trust
LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Address
St Nicolas Lane, Logs Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
Borough
Bromley
Telephone
02084672280
DfE reference (URN)
136709

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Where leavers went

Official destination measures after GCSEs (key stage 4)

Staying in education or employment for at least 2 terms after key stage 495%
In a sustained education destination93%
Going to a school sixth form77%
Going to a sixth-form college3%
Going to a further education college or other FE provider11%
In a sustained apprenticeship2%
In sustained employment1%
Whose destination was not sustained4%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 222 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

Official destination measures after 16 to 18 study

Staying in education, apprenticeship or employment for at least 2 terms after 16-18 study88%
Progressing to higher education57%
Progressing to further education2%
In a sustained apprenticeship4%
In sustained employment26%
Whose destination was not sustained6%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2022/23 cohort · last checked 9 October 2026 · 212 leavers, cohort that left in 2022/23

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Key dates for 2027 entry

Year 7 (11+)

  1. Application deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days

    National closing date for Year 7 applications: Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply through your home borough's coordinated scheme (eAdmissions), not directly to the school.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  2. National offer dayMonday 1 March 2027Upcoming

    Secondary National Offer Day: Monday 1 March 2027. Offers are released by your home borough.

    Source: Your borough's admissions page · checked 9 Oct 2026

  3. Accept your offerDate not statedDate not stated

    Accept the offer by the deadline given in your offer letter; your home borough sets the date.

    Source: GOV.UK · checked 9 Oct 2026

Sixth form (16+)

  1. Registration opensFriday 20 November 2026

    Applications online open from Friday 20th November 2026. Deadline for applications is Friday 14th January 2027

    Source: bwsgirls.org

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Open days and tours

  1. Sixth-form open evening · 16+ · 17:45Thursday 19 November 2026, 17:45 to 20:00

    16+ Source

Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London

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Admissions

You apply through the council where you live, not to the school, naming up to six schools in order on one form. Every applicant on time hears on the same national offer day.

210 first-preference applications and 757 applications naming it at any preference for 224 places offered (September 2026 entry, DfE)

EntryPlaces offeredFirst preferencesAll preferences
September 2026224210757
September 2025227231745
September 2024227249785
September 2023228296849

These are counts of applications and offers on national offer day. They are not a chance of getting in: places are allocated by the school's published admissions criteria, such as siblings, distance or faith.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary school applications and offers · entry years up to 2026/27 · last checked 9 October 2026

Bromley: Year 7 offers, September 2026 entry

Across the borough, 66.3% of applicants were offered their first preference and 93% were offered one of their preferences (3,651 applications). These are borough-wide figures, not a forecast for any school or child.

Source: Department for Education, Secondary and primary schools applications and offers 2026 · entry years 2014/15 to 2026/27 (release published 2026-06-18) · last checked 9 October 2026

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Inspection

Ofsted graded inspection, 28 February 2024: overall effectiveness at that inspection was Good

Ofsted stopped giving state schools a single overall grade in September 2024. This grade dates from the inspection shown; it is not a current rating.

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Sixth-form provision
Good

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Source: Ofsted, Management information - state-funded schools - latest inspections as at 31 August 2026 · latest inspections as at 2026-08-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

GCSE (key stage 4), 2024/25

  • Attainment 8 score2022/23: 55.4 · 2023/24: 56.3
    56.3This school50.4Bromley46.1England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 63% · 2023/24: 64%
    65%This school54%Bromley45%England, state-funded
  • % achieving grade 4 or above in English and maths GCSEs2022/23: 82% · 2023/24: 80%
    83%This school72%Bromley65%England, state-funded
  • % entering the English Baccalaureate2022/23: 82% · 2023/24: 73%
    74%This school55%Bromley40%England, state-funded
  • EBacc average point score2022/23: 5.08 · 2023/24: 5.15
    5.09This school4.61Bromley4.09England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 231 pupils in the cohort

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

  • A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: C
    C+This schoolB-BromleyB-England, state-funded
  • A level average point score per entry2022/23: 33.1 · 2023/24: 29.7
    33.3This school36.4Bromley35England, state-funded
  • Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 33 · 2023/24: 29.8
    34.4This school36.9Bromley35.8England, state-funded
  • % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 6% · 2023/24: 9%
    9%This school21%Bromley18%England, state-funded
  • A level value added score2023/24: -0.38
    -0.03This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 194 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Eligible for free school meals
13.9% January 2026
English as an additional language
12.7%
Receiving SEN support
11.9%
With an Education, Health and Care Plan
2%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

Attendance and staffing

Overall absence
7% 2024/25
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
18%
Pupils per teacher
17.9 2025/26

Source: Department for Education, Absence rates by school level · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026

Places

Places
1,589
Pupils on roll
1,574

Source: Department for Education, Capacity - school / Sixth form capacity - school · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · position at 1 May, 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

State-funded · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys · Bromley

894 pupils · Attainment 8 49 (2024/25)

Applications: closes in 21 days (31 Oct 2026)

Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 18 · Mixed · Bromley

466 pupils · A level average C+ (2024/25) · £6,995 to £8,705 a term (2026-27)

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