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Broadwater Down Primary School

Primary

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

Pupils
109
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
8 Mar 2023
Good

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years provision
Good

Other Ofsted reports

7 reports
21 Nov 2017
Short inspection
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31 Jan 2013
Full inspectionGood
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22 Mar 2011
Full inspectionSatisfactory
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Tunbridge Wells. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
77%
+29pp
LA
63%
England
63%
77%63%48%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
17%
+11pp
LA
10%
England
8%
17%10%3%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

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%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
63%
LA AVG 25%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 104.18
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
cap. 210
186156125
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Pupil : teacher ratio
15.2
LA AVG 20.68:1
20.517.113.6
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EAL
39%
LA AVG 13.81%
39%29%19%
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FSM eligible
38%
LA AVG 27.09%
38%33%28%
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SEN
27%
LA AVG 17.42%
27%19%11%
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Overall absence
8%
LA
6%
England
5%
9%7%5%
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Persistent absence
28%
LA
15%
England
13%
35%24%13%
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Overview

AddressBroadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5RP
Telephone01892527588
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio15.2:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£10019 spend / pupil£9340 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2577%17%125
2023/2448%6%151
2022/2357%7%+1.00+1.80+1.00148
2018/1962%3%-0.80-1.90-3.00157
2017/1868%8%-1.40+1.10-1.80186
2016/1772%6%-0.30-0.40-0.20179
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2590%37%77%20%90%60%93%93%109.0110.0112.027%
2023/2468%23%61%29%52%16%97%61%103.0101.0104.024%
2022/2370%33%67%17%67%27%77%63%106.0104.0103.026%
2018/1972%28%76%14%66%14%86%52%105.0103.0101.015%
2017/1868%8%80%20%72%20%88%72%102.0102.0103.014%
2016/1778%6%89%11%83%28%89%89%104.0104.0106.011%

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.