Bohunt School Wokingham
Academy sponsor led · 1,313 pupils
92% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.6
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The Bulmershe School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,530of 1,400 places
- Free school meals
- 16.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 238
- Ofsted
- Not yet inspected under this URN
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Bulmershe School (URN 110062, until 1 February 2024).
What the data says
Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Bulmershe School in 2023, 50% stayed on in The Bulmershe School’s own sixth form (Wokingham average 47%), 35% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 96 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 53% went to university (Wokingham 61%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally; 14% started an apprenticeship, well above the 7% England average.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.7 against 46.1 across England and 53.2 in Wokingham, with 56% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Wokingham and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Bulmershe School | Wokingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 236 | 2,011 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 50% | 47% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 5% | 14% | 13% |
| — further education college | 35% | 25% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Bulmershe School | Wokingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 96 | 1,080 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 90% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 53% | 61% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 17% | 30% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 1% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 14% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 20% | 22% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 7% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Bulmershe School | Wokingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.7 | 53.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56% | 61% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 77% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 28% | 51% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.48 | 4.85 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 12% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.6 | 35.6 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 54.0 | 55.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 24% | 22% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 235 | 99% | 88% | 31% | 22% | 82% |
| English Language | 233 | 98% | 89% | 21% | 20% | 69% |
| English Literature | 232 | 97% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 77% |
| Combined Science | 145 | 61% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 55% |
| Geography | 129 | 54% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 70% |
| History | 124 | 52% | 41% | 35% | 26% | 60% |
| Physics | 89 | 37% | 23% | 65% | 46% | 98% |
| Biology | 88 | 37% | 23% | 59% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 88 | 37% | 23% | 56% | 47% | 99% |
| Physical Education | 69 | 29% | 11% | 29% | 24% | 58% |
| Media Studies | 53 | 22% | 4% | 23% | 20% | 58% |
| Business Studies | 51 | 21% | 18% | 25% | 20% | 73% |
| Psychology | 51 | 21% | 3% | 31% | 22% | 67% |
| Computer Science | 46 | 19% | 13% | 43% | 30% | 80% |
| Statistics | 41 | 17% | 5% | 59% | 20% | 93% |
| Spanish | 41 | 17% | 19% | 29% | 27% | 80% |
| Drama | 31 | 13% | 7% | 32% | 27% | 94% |
| 3D Design | 28 | 12% | 2% | 46% | 16% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 25 | 11% | 7% | 32% | 24% | 100% |
| Photography | 24 | 10% | 6% | 0% | 19% | 33% |
| French | 20 | 8% | 18% | 45% | 29% | 85% |
| Economics | 16 | 7% | 1% | 6% | 34% | 88% |
| Music | 15 | 6% | 5% | 53% | 33% | 87% |
| Religious Studies | 13 | 5% | 31% | 15% | 32% | 92% |
| Urdu | 5 | 2% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Chinese | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Polish | 3 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Turkish | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
| Italian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Bengali | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 35% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism | 37 | 33% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 30 | 27% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 26 | 23% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 6 | 5% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | The Bulmershe School | Wokingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 253 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 111 | 999 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | B- | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 37.24 | 37.54 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 33 | 30% | 31% |
| Media Studies | 26 | 23% | 4% |
| Geography | 22 | 20% | 10% |
| History | 22 | 20% | 13% |
| Biology | 15 | 14% | 20% |
| English Literature | 14 | 13% | 11% |
| Psychology | 14 | 13% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 12 | 11% | 17% |
| Economics | 12 | 11% | 13% |
| Business Studies | 11 | 10% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 11 | 10% | 5% |
| Physics | 10 | 9% | 12% |
| English Language and Literature | 8 | 7% | 2% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 7% | 5% |
| Drama | 6 | 5% | 2% |
| Art and Design | 6 | 5% | 1% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| 3D Design | — | — | 1% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 31 | 28% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 18 | 16% | — |
| Business Studies | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 18 | 16% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 10 | 9% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate at Level 3 | 9 | 8% | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 6 | 5% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.