Bullers Wood School
St Nicolas Lane, Logs Hill, Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Simon Hardwick
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,589
- Pupils on roll
- 1,555
- URN
- 136709
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084672280
About this school
Bullers Wood School is a girls' secondary academy in Chislehurst. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,555 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 222 | 229 | 231 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.4 | 56.3 | 56.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.28 +0.08 to +0.47 | +0.37 +0.18 to +0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 63% | 63.8% | 64.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 80.3% | 83.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 82% | 73.4% | 73.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bullers Wood 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 | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.4 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 56.3 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,578 |
| 2023/24 | 1,572 |
| 2024/25 | 1,571 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bullers Wood School compares
Bullers Wood School ranked 4th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.3 | 7% | 12.5% | 1,555 | — |
| Bullers Wood School for Boys | 49 | 5.9% | 16.7% | 894 | 0.5 miles |
| Orion Coopers | 48.5 | 8.9% | 27.2% | 1,339 | 1.1 miles |
| The Ravensbourne School | 45 | 8.6% | 33.1% | 1,504 | 1.6 miles |
| Chislehurst School for Girls | 50.3 | 7% | 21% | 1,227 | 1.9 miles |
| Haberdashers' Knights Academy | 42.9 | 6.6% | 48.2% | 1,098 | 1.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.49%
- English as an additional language
- 12.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 18.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bullers Wood School for Boys0.5 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Orion Coopers1.1 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
-
The Ravensbourne School1.6 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Chislehurst School for Girls1.9 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
-
Haberdashers' Knights Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Bromley
Other schools in Chislehurst
- Chislehurst School for Girls Secondary
- Orion Coopers Secondary
- Edgebury Primary School Primary
- Orion Mead Road Primary
- Red Hill Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Primary
- Marjorie McClure School Academies
- Babington House School Independent schools
- Farringtons School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bullers Wood School teach?
- Bullers Wood School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Chislehurst.
- Who is the headteacher of Bullers Wood School?
- The headteacher of Bullers Wood School is Headteacher Simon Hardwick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bullers Wood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bullers Wood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bullers Wood School?
- Bullers Wood School has 1,555 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Bullers Wood School full?
- Bullers Wood School has capacity for 1,589 pupils and 1,555 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bullers Wood School a faith school?
- No. Bullers Wood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Bullers Wood School a selective school?
- No. Bullers Wood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bullers Wood School?
- Bullers Wood School is part of LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bullers Wood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.4 in 2022/23 and 56.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bullers Wood School rank locally?
- Bullers Wood School ranked 4th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bullers Wood School's absence rate?
- Bullers Wood School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bullers Wood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bullers Wood 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 1 July 2026.