Bullers Wood School for Boys
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Bromley
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.861 miles
Published by London Borough of Bromley · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2022–2026 (miles)
Bullers Wood School for Boys is a secondary school in Bromley for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2023. Bromley and the school have published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Bullers Wood School for Boys catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.861 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.531 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.597 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.226 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.465 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.861 miles away, the 5th longest of 9 Bromley secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2026 Year 7 distance was further than in 2025 and in 2022, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 5 years with a published distance.
- 131 first-choice applications for 175 offers for Year 7 in 2026; 117 offers went to first-choice families and 14 first-choice families (11%) were not offered a place.
- GCSE English and maths grade 5 or above: 57% of pupils in 2024/25 (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bromley.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bromley schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chislehurst Road, Bromley, BR1 2NW
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bromley
- Pupils on roll
- 894 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have created a school in which their vision of ‘healthy, happy, resilient and successful’ pupils guides every aspect of school life.”
- “Parents and carers typically agree, expressing the view that this is ‘a kind, nurturing school’.”
- “Relationships throughout the school are welcoming and respectful.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teachers do not check pupils’ understanding before introducing new concepts.”
- “This can make it harder for some pupils to grasp more complicated ideas.”
- “Some pupils, however, do not read widely or regularly.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 57% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 131 first-preference applications, 175 offers in total, 117 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bromley.
- Bullers Wood School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Ravensbourne School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Orion Coopers 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bishop Justus CofE School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hayes School 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Chislehurst School for Girls 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ravens Wood School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Langley Park School for Girls 2.7 mi Good Last distance published