Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, Kent for ages 3–11 (community school). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Rydal Drive, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 194 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 31 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time at Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School.”
- “From the moment they enter this inclusive school, they experience a warm, happy and caring welcome.”
- “This is because staff develop positive relationships with pupils and their families.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, pupils do not use and apply their basic skills in spelling, writing and number well enough across the subjects they study.”
- “However, occasionally, teachers do not correct misconceptions in some pupils’ spelling, writing and number knowledge with sufficient precision.”
- “Where this happens, some pupils do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 13 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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Straight-line distance, in Kent.
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