The Bulmershe School | School performance

73%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

28%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1066.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,506

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

28%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1066.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,506

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

73%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

50.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

28%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1066.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,506

Pupils · 2024/25

26%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/11/2017

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWokingham

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.4:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Bulmershe School · Secondary with sixth form · Wokingham

Part ofTHE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

73%

73%73%73%

'25

'25 · 73%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

56%

56%56%56%

'25

'25 · 56%

Attainment 8

50.7

50.750.750.7

'25

'25 · 50.7

EBacc entry

28%

28%28%28%

'25

'25 · 28%

EBacc APS

1066.5

1066.51066.51066.5

'25

'25 · 1066.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

A-level APS

37.2

37.237.237.2

'25

'25 · 37.2

A-level value added

+0.09

+0.1+0.1+0.1

'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

26%

26%26%26%

'25

'25 · 26%

Average A-level grade

B-

B-B-B-

'25

'25 · B-

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,506

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

26%

FSM eligible

16%

SEN

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3EU

Local authority

Wokingham

Website

http://www.thebulmersheschool.com/

Telephone

01189353353

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	73%	56%	50.7	Not applicable	28%	1066.5	32%	1,506

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	37.2	B-	+0.09	26%	126

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,506	17.6	9%	26%	16%	7%	18%