Bullers Wood School for Boys
Chislehurst Road, Bromley, BR1 2NW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LUMERO EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gary Streatfield
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bromley and Biggin Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 900
- Pupils on roll
- 894
- URN
- 145868
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02080160710
About this school
Bullers Wood School for Boys is a boys' secondary academy in Bromley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 894 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 176 | 181 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 50.6 | 48.5 | 49.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.18 -0.03 to +0.39 | 0.00 -0.21 to +0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 58.6% | 57% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 72.4% | 75.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 34.3% | 35.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
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 for Boys 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 | 50.6 | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.5 | 39.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 898 |
| 2024/25 | 894 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bullers Wood School for Boys compares
Bullers Wood School for Boys ranked 11th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49 | 5.9% | 16.7% | 894 | — |
| Bullers Wood School | 56.3 | 7% | 12.5% | 1,555 | 0.5 miles |
| The Ravensbourne School | 45 | 8.6% | 33.1% | 1,504 | 1.1 miles |
| Orion Coopers | 48.5 | 8.9% | 27.2% | 1,339 | 1.5 miles |
| Bishop Justus CofE School | 37.8 | 9.8% | 33% | 1,016 | 1.6 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)
- 16.67%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 14.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bullers Wood School0.5 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
-
The Ravensbourne School1.1 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Orion Coopers1.5 miles
Secondary · Chislehurst
-
Bishop Justus CofE School1.6 miles
Secondary · Bromley
-
Haberdashers' Knights Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Bromley
Other schools in Bromley
Bullers Wood School for Boys ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Bromley.
- Bishop Justus CofE School Secondary
- Bonus Pastor Catholic College Secondary
- Haberdashers' Knights Academy Secondary
- Hayes School Secondary
- Ravens Wood School Secondary
- The Ravensbourne School Secondary
- Bickley Primary School Primary
- Burnt Ash Primary School Primary
- Downderry Primary School Primary
- Good Shepherd RC School Primary
- Haberdashers' Knights Primary Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Shortlands Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bullers Wood School for Boys teach?
- Bullers Wood School for Boys teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Bromley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bullers Wood School for Boys?
- The headteacher of Bullers Wood School for Boys is Mr Gary Streatfield, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bullers Wood School for Boys last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bullers Wood School for Boys, 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 for Boys?
- Bullers Wood School for Boys has 894 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Bullers Wood School for Boys full?
- Bullers Wood School for Boys has capacity for 900 pupils and 894 on roll (99%), 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 for Boys a faith school?
- No. Bullers Wood School for Boys has no designated religious character.
- Is Bullers Wood School for Boys a selective school?
- No. Bullers Wood School for Boys is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Bullers Wood School for Boys?
- Bullers Wood School for Boys 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 for Boys's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 50.6 in 2022/23 and 49 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 for Boys rank locally?
- Bullers Wood School for Boys ranked 11th of 19 secondary schools in Bromley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% 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 for Boys's absence rate?
- Bullers Wood School for Boys's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bullers Wood School for Boys's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bullers Wood School for Boys'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 10 July 2026.