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The Bulmershe School

Community school · Reading · RG5 3EU

Ages 11–18 · 1,476 pupils · Wokingham

Attainment 8

46.0

Overall absence

7.6%

Admissions demand

0.88 · Often has places

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.14
−20+2
Attainment 846.0
English & maths grade 5+46%
English & maths grade 4+69%
EBacc entry19%

EBacc APS: 4.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.6%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.7%
Enrolments in measure
1,294

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2023/24 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.88 · Often has places

1st preferences

212

Places offered

251

1st-preference offers

165

Total preferences (any rank)
746
Preferred offers (top 3)
251
Applications from outside LA
184
Offers to outside-LA applicants
60
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill98%

1,476 pupils · 1,512 places

Pupils on roll
1,476
Boys / girls
712 / 764
School capacity
1,512
Capacity fill
1,476 / 1,512 (98%)
Free school meals
16.3%
FSM pupils
201
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Woodfin

Location

Address
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley
Postcode
RG5 3EU
Town
Reading
County
Berkshire
Local authority
Wokingham
District
Wokingham
Constituency
Reading East
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Reading, Wokingham, 1,476 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.3%.

Open schools in Reading
156
Secondary schools in Reading
21
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG5
12
Secondary in RG5
2
Open schools in Wokingham LA
85
Secondary in Wokingham LA
9

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Demand1.02

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    • EM5+54%
    • Absence8.3%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Woodfin

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