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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN2 5RPBroadwater Down Primary School
Primary

Broadwater Down Primary School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tunbridge Wells · TN2 5RP www.broadwater-down.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
125
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
125
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
125
Pupils · 2024/25
39%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio13.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Broadwater Down Primary School · Primary · Kent

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+29pp
77%63%48%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
17%
+11pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
20%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
60%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
125
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
39%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
28%

Contact

Address
Broadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5RP
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
2024/2577%17%90%37%77%20%90%60%93%93%109.0110.0112.027%125
2023/2448%6%68%23%61%29%52%16%97%61%103.0101.0104.024%151
2022/2357%7%70%33%67%17%67%27%77%63%106.0104.0103.0+1.00+1.80+1.0026%148
2018/1962%3%72%28%76%14%66%14%86%52%105.0103.0101.0-0.80-1.90-3.0015%157
2017/1868%8%68%8%80%20%72%20%88%72%102.0102.0103.0-1.40+1.10-1.8014%186
2016/1772%6%78%6%89%11%83%28%89%89%104.0104.0106.0-0.30-0.40-0.2011%179

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
2024/2512515.227%39%38%8%28%
2023/2415117.324%34%37%7%20%
2022/2314813.626%39%36%8%32%
2021/2215614.921%34%35%9%35%
2020/2115013.820%25%36%
2018/1915717.615%25%28%4%13%
2017/1818620.514%19%30%6%17%
2016/1717917.911%23%31%5%14%

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