Bulmershe School is a coeducational comprehensive school located in Woodley, Berkshire.

History
Building work completed in 2016 on the construction of a new school building housing a 392-seat auditorium, six classrooms with computer workstations and a new sixth form area. The Bulmershe Auditorium includes a 392-seat theatre (equipped with professional audio-visual equipment), a sixth-form centre, meeting rooms, a reception area, and administrative offices.[1]
The Bulmershe School was rated as a good school by the Office for Standards in Education OFSTED, following an inspection in November 2017.[2]
The head teacher is Amanda Woodfin, who became Acting Headteacher on 1 September 2017[3] and joined the school in January 2013.[4]
In 2018 work started on a new sports centre and swimming pool owned by Places Leisure. This has replaced the old "Bulmershe Leisure Centre", although the school and leisure centre are different.[5]
There were 1,215 students on roll at the time of the 2019 school census. The majority of the students come from Woodley and Earley.
Notable Alumni
- Clive Jones MP for the Wokingham constituency 2024 - Present
References
- ^ "School opens £3.5m auditorium block". 12 February 2015 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/files/2739827/urn/110062.pdf 2017 OFSTED report
- ^ "Bulmershe headteacher to move on - The Wokingham Paper". The Wokingham Paper. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "The Bulmershe School". www.thebulmersheschool.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Bulmershe Leisure Centre | Gym & Pool | Woodley – Places Leisure". www.placesleisure.org. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
External links
- The Bulmershe School website
- The Bulmershe Community Association website
- School overview from Schoolsfinder
- DFES statistics
- Record of success at Bulmershe School[permanent dead link ]
- BBC News profile of The Bulmershe School
- 2004 OFSTED report
- 2008 OFSTED report
- 2017 OFSTED report
- Bulmershe Gym Club
- Bulmershe BBC report 2017