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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN4 9SUBishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Primary

Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tunbridge Wells · TN4 9SU https://www.bishops-down.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
200
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
200
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
200
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 01/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
67%
+7pp
70%63%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
-3pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
200
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SU
Local authority
Kent
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2567%0%87%43%70%0%73%33%77%83%109.0106.0109.014%200
2023/2460%3%97%40%67%7%93%33%80%90%108.0107.0110.011%224
2022/2363%10%83%47%73%13%70%23%77%80%108.0105.0105.0+1.40-0.40-0.6010%233
2018/1970%8%83%43%75%17%78%23%93%82%107.0105.0109.0+1.20-2.00-1.7011%302
2017/1855%7%75%40%67%23%63%12%85%67%106.0103.0104.0+1.10-0.90-1.9010%329
2016/1759%7%72%34%72%19%69%24%83%74%105.0103.0106.0+1.80-0.50-0.5012%359

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2520019.214%17%17%5%8%
2023/2422427.211%16%13%5%11%
2022/2323318.810%14%12%6%21%
2021/2223520.414%12%14%8%27%
2020/2124220.313%14%13%
2018/1930219.811%13%12%4%6%
2017/1832921.510%12%8%4%8%
2016/1735919.612%11%8%5%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.