The Ravensbourne SchoolBullers Wood School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

The Ravensbourne School and Bullers Wood School are secondary schools.

  • The Ravensbourne School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Bullers Wood School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bullers Wood School is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Ravensbourne School was judged Good and Bullers Wood School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for The Ravensbourne School and 56.3 for Bullers Wood School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at The Ravensbourne School (50.6 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Bullers Wood School (56.2 in 2021-22, 56.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Ravensbourne School versus Bullers Wood School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BromleyThe Ravensbourne SchoolChislehurstBullers Wood SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C65/100Stronger figure
Local ranking13th of 19 in Bromley 8th of 19 in Bromley Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Girls
Pupils on roll1,531 1,571
Capacity1,330 1,589
LocationBromley, BR2 9EH Chislehurst, BR7 5LJ
GCSE results
Attainment 845.0 56.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths40.7% 64.9% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.8% 83.1% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc44.7% 73.6% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.92 5.09 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort199 231
A-level results
A-level entries111 194
A-level average points32.6 33.3 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C+
Best 3 A-levels points33.8 34.4 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.8% 9.1% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,531 1,571
Free school meals (ever 6)33.1% 12.5%
English as an additional language15.2% 12.7%
SEN support11.4% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence8.6% 7.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.4% 18.0% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

The Ravensbourne School

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