The Bulmershe School is a secondary school located in Reading. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Woodlands Avenue, Reading, RG5 3EU
Website: http://www.thebulmersheschool.com/
Telephone: 01189353353
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wokingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Woodfin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 110062

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1329
Number of Boys: 666
Number of Girls: 663

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.09 Confidence interval -0.28 to 0.11
Of the 180 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 163 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:66%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.84
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ
4out of 4 1,035 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Caversham Nursery School
114 Amersham Road , Caversham RG4 5NA
4out of 4 3,127 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highwood Primary School
Fairwater Drive , Woodley RG5 3JE
2out of 4 378 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Western Avenue , RG5 3BH
3out of 4 906 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Beechwood Primary School
Ambleside Close , Woodley RG5 4JJ
1out of 4 1,062 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
South Lake Primary School
Campbell Road , Woodley RG5 3NA
4out of 4 1,242 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Church Road , Earley RG6 1EY
3out of 4 1,515 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road , RG1 5SL
3out of 4 1,897 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
UTC Reading
Crescent Road , East Reading RG1 5RQ
4out of 4 1,900 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd , Earley RG6 7HS
3out of 4 2,100 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Waingels
Waingels Road , Woodley RG5 4RF
3out of 4 2,495 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Addington School
Woodlands Avenue , Woodley RG5 3EU
4out of 4 158 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Reading Blue Coat School
Holme Park , Sonning Lane RG4 6SU
- not rated 2,023 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's College
Upper Redlands Road , Reading RG1 5JT
- not rated 2,525 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Reading
Whiteknights House , Whiteknights RG6 6UR
- not rated 2,778 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road , RG1 4JJ
- not rated 3,024 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.