The Bulmershe School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wokingham
Woodlands Avenue, Reading, RG5 3EU
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.9%
18.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,530
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
185 of 201 families who put it first got an offer
248
Places offered
682
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 201 | 185 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 216 | 45 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 165 | 13 | ● 8% |
| 4th preference | 100 | 5 | ● 5% |
| Total | 682 | 248 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Wokingham lets families list 4 preferences. 200 applications came from outside the council area (82 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Wokingham council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2025 entry
3.49 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
689 applications · 255 offered
Last child admitted under criterion F
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amanda Woodfin
- Address
- Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3EU
- Phone
- 01189353353
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward / constituency
- Bulmershe & Coronation · Earley and Woodley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149611
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 17% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST
1,530 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
Read the full Ofsted reportAttendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,286 pupils
Attendance
92.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 56.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 238 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 37.24 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 26.2% | 17% |
| A-level students | 111 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 235 | 31% | 66% | 82% | |
| English Language | 233 | 21% | 56% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 232 | 25% | 66% | 77% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 3% | 32% | 55% | |
| Geography | 129 | 30% | 62% | 70% | |
| History | 124 | 35% | 59% | 60% | |
| Physics | 89 | 65% | 98% | 98% | |
| Biology | 88 | 59% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 88 | 56% | 94% | 99% | |
| Art and Design | 77 | 27% | 68% | 79% | |
| Physical Education | 69 | 29% | 51% | 58% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 53 | 23% | 42% | 58% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 38 | 24% | 47% | 68% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 26 | 8% | 12% | 31% | |
| History | 23 | 9% | 30% | 65% | |
| Geography | 23 | 0% | 4% | 39% | |
| Biology | 17 | 0% | 35% | 59% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 0% | 25% | 63% | |
| Chemistry | 14 | 14% | 36% | 79% | |
| Psychology | 14 | 7% | 14% | 36% | |
| Economics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 25% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 12 | 50% | 67% | 83% | |
| Physics | 11 | 36% | 64% | 64% | |
| Business Studies | 11 | 9% | 18% | 36% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10067: The Bulmershe School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 3.5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wokingham council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.