Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Primary schoolBishops Down Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 194 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 31 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Rose Hill SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file240 m
- Bennett Memorial Diocesan SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional)510 m
- Broomhill Bank SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, October 2023760 m
- Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2023, before the school changed. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 72.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- The Wells Free SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Tunbridge Wells
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).