Bullers Wood School, Chislehurst

In 2026, pupils at Bullers Wood School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 52.8 in Bromley and 47 across England.

64% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 56% in Bromley and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 56.3.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.37: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 43.4, against 58.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 14.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 210 families put Bullers Wood School as their first choice and 757 named it as one of their preferences, for 224 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 37 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bullers Wood School are Bullers Wood School for Boys (0.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.6); Orion Coopers (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.9); Orion Ravensbourne (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.9); and Chislehurst School for Girls (1.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.6).

Bullers Wood School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Bullers Wood School is one of 12 schools run by Lumero Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 229 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 16% to a further education college, 0% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 214 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 67% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 16% into work. 19% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

12.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%), Mixed (13%) and Black (8%).

In 2026, 213 pupils (13.7%) received SEN support and 37 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Chislehurst Rail Station, about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bullers Wood School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 92 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Bromley (188).

In 2024/25, Bullers Wood School issued 93 suspensions, 5.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Bullers Wood School are St George's, Bickley, Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles); Orion Scotts Park (0.8 miles); La Fontaine Academy (0.9 miles); and Bickley Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.