The Bulmershe School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Reading, Wokingham
Last distance offered · Year 7 2024
2.398 miles
Published by Wokingham Borough Council · offers on 1 March 2024
Year 7 last distance offered, 2020–2024 (miles)
The Bulmershe School is a secondary school in Reading, Wokingham for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Wokingham has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2020 to 2024 entry.
The Bulmershe School 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 2024 | 2.398 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.106 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 1.893 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.286 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 2.104 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 entry in 2024, the last child offered a place lived 2.398 miles away, the 2nd longest of 4 Wokingham secondary schools with a published last distance.
- The 2024 Year 7 last distance was further from the school than in 2023 and 2020, and the 2024 figure was the longest of the 5 years.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry, there were 206 first-choice applications for 233 offers; 190 offers went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 50.7 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wokingham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3EU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Wokingham
- Pupils on roll
- 1,530 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
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: 206 first-preference applications, 233 offers in total, 190 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 Wokingham.
- Maiden Erlegh School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Waingels 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Forest School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Emmbrook School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakbank School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Holt School 4.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Crispin's School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bohunt School Wokingham 5.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published