The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3EU
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by The Bulmershe School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Woodfin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Reading East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 1,512
- Pupils on roll
- 1,476
- URN
- 110062
- Local authority
- Wokingham
About this school
The Bulmershe School was a community secondary school in Reading. It taught children aged 11 to 18 and had 1,476 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
The Bulmershe School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 236 | 238 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.5 | 46.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.16 -0.03 to +0.35 | -0.14 -0.34 to +0.05 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 45.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 68.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 18.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Trends over time
How The Bulmershe School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wokingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.5 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 42.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,436 |
| 2023/24 | 1,476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Bulmershe School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.6% | 16.8% | 1,476 | — |
| The Bulmershe School | 50.7 | 7.1% | 16% | 1,530 | 0.0 miles |
| Maiden Erlegh School in Reading | 45.6 | 8.1% | 29.6% | 889 | 1.1 miles |
| UTC Reading | 42 | 13.3% | 24.5% | 299 | 1.1 miles |
| Maiden Erlegh School | 55.5 | 7% | 7.3% | 1,841 | 1.2 miles |
| Waingels | 50.8 | 9.3% | 12.8% | 1,382 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.8%
- English as an additional language
- 23.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Bulmershe School0.0 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading1.1 miles
Secondary · Reading
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UTC Reading1.1 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Maiden Erlegh School1.2 miles
Secondary · Reading
-
Waingels1.4 miles
Secondary · Reading
Other schools in Reading
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School Secondary
- Denefield School Secondary
- Hartland High School Secondary
- Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
- Kendrick School Secondary
- King's Academy Prospect Secondary
- Langtree School Secondary
- Little Heath School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School Secondary
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading Secondary
- Oakbank School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Bulmershe School teach?
- The Bulmershe School taught children aged 11 to 18. It was a secondary school in Reading.
- Has The Bulmershe School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Bulmershe School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Bulmershe School?
- The Bulmershe School had 1,476 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- How have The Bulmershe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.5 in 2022/23 and 46 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Bulmershe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Bulmershe School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2024.