Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School

School overview

Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School is a primary school serving Tunbridge Wells, Kent, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 200 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School 'Requires improvement'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 13 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 19.2 pupils per teacher. If you are considering Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.