Bullers Wood School
| Motto | Quod Potes Tenta |
|---|---|
| Established | c. |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Mr Ben Greene |
| Location |
St Nicolas Lane, Logs Hill Bickley, Chislehurst Greater London BR7 5LJ England 51°24′36″N 0°02′46″E / 51.410°N 0.046°ECoordinates: 51°24′36″N 0°02′46″E / 51.410°N 0.046°E |
| DfE URN | 136709 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1462 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | BWS |
Bullers Wood School is an all-girls' secondary academy school based on St Nicolas Lane in Chislehurst, part of the London Borough of Bromley.
The school is primarily a single-sex establishment until the Sixth Form, where boys are admitted. The total number of students in 2006 was 1440, with 366 in the Sixth Form - of which 43 were boys. The school's motto is Quod Potes Tenta, which is translated into Strive To Your Utmost. It is situated just north of Chislehurst Road (B264), halfway (east-west) between Bromley and Chislehurst.
Bullers Wood now is a combination of several refurbished historical houses and modern additions. Named after an ancient forest, the original Bullers Wood house was built in the 1860s, and was owned by the Sanderson family from the 1870s. Scotsman John Sanderson, who had made his money sheep farming in Australia, employed local architect Ernest Newton (1856–1922) to extend the house in 1889.
In the 1930s, the site was bought by Sir Sydney Nicholson when he was forming the Royal School of Church Music, with the school's chapel being the present library. In 1939, the site was bought by Kent County Council.
During the Second World War it was transformed into a secondary school. A V-1 flying bomb hit the Bromley Day Commercial School for Girls base on Wharton Street in Bromley, so it moved to the Bullers Wood site. It became Bromley Girls' Technical High School for ages 14–17, and after buildings were added, it became Bromley Technical High School for Girls for ages 11–18. In 1968, it became a grammar school with its present name when under Kent Education Committee. It was known as Bromley Technical School for Girls (1958 definitely) before becoming Bromley Technical High School for Girls.
In April 1974 it was now under Bromley borough control. It became a grant-maintained school in 1991, as did half of Bromley's secondary schools. In 1990 it had around 1000 girls. In 1991, after raising money from parents, it bought the £65,000 La Ferronnerie study centre in deepest Normandy, which was used for week-long visits via Dieppe. The head teacher at the time was Barbara Vanderstock. The house had room for 14 girls at a time.
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