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.

At the beginning of the second World War, the site was bought by Kent County Council and used by the Auxiliary Fire Service.

In 1991, after raising money from parents, it bought the £65,000 La Serronnerie study centre in deepest Normandy, which was used for week-long visits via Dieppe.

On 1 May 2011, Bullers Wood School gained academy status, marking the end of its control by Bromley borough.

[7] In 2015, Bullers Wood made plans to open a boys' school to accommodate 900 pupils in Bromley.