The Bulmershe School, Reading

From the headteacher's welcome: "'We are a thriving and vibrant community which inspires and empowers students to believe in themselves, be resilient and be ambitious.' As Headteacher, I am very pleased to welcome you to The Bulmershe School, we are very proud of the superb opportunities we offer to all our students to develop in a community which fosters respect, responsibility, resilience and safety."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include drama, coding, STEM and maths club.

The school runs after-school care.

On phones, the school says: "Our mobile phone expectations We operate a complete mobile-phone-free environment throughout the school day."

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at The Bulmershe School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 50.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 54.2 in Wokingham and 47 across England.

53% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 62% in Wokingham and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 50.7.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.3, against 53.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 21.2 points.

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

For September 2026 entry, 206 families put The Bulmershe School as their first choice and 662 named it as one of their preferences, for 233 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Bulmershe School are Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 47.5); UTC Reading (1.1 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 34.5); Maiden Erlegh School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59.3); and Waingels (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.3).

The Bulmershe School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Bulmershe School is one of 7 schools run by The Corvus Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 1% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 120 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 44% went on to university or other higher education, 11% to apprenticeships and 31% into work. 21% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (22%) and Mixed (10%).

In 2026, 148 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 58 (3.8%) 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 autism.

The nearest railway station is Earley Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bulmershe School (adjacent), 190 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 142 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wokingham (70), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Bulmershe School issued 85 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to The Bulmershe School are Highwood Primary School (0.2 miles), St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), Beechwood Primary School (0.6 miles) and South Lake Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.