The Bulmershe School

Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, RG5 3EU

Secondary

Phase

1512

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 January 2024 and continues as The Bulmershe School (URN 149611) (opened 1 February 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2023-24

Average Attainment 8: 46.0 nat45.9
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 45.8% nat45.9%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 68.9% nat65.0%
Entering EBacc: 18.5% nat40.4%
EBacc APS: 4.0 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 238

Destinations

After GCSE 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 94.0%
Continued in education: 88.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 4.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2023-24

Sustained education/employment: 83.0%
Higher education: 57.0%
Apprenticeships: 3.0%
Employment: 20.0%
Not sustained: 10.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

33.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 34.4

34.7

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.1

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 21.0% nat17.1%
Applied General Avg Points: 23.6
16-18 Cohort: 242

Pupil Demographics

2023-24

Total Pupils: 1476
Boys: 712 (48%)
Girls: 764 (52%)
Capacity: 1512 (98% full)
SEND: 13.6%
FSM Eligible: 16.8%
EAL: 23.9%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.0%
SEN Support: 10.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.0:1
Teachers (FTE): 92.3
Budget per Pupil: £5,563/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

Overall Absence Rate: 7.6% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence: 19.6% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24

White British: 50.7%
Asian Pakistani: 9.7%
Asian Indian: 8.2%
White Other: 8.0%
Black African: 3.9%
Mixed Other: 3.4%
Other: 3.0%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%

50.7%

White British

9.7%

Asian Pakistani

8.2%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Woodlands Avenue

Reading, South East

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Administrative

URN: 110062
UKPRN: 10006617
Establishment No.: 4051

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