Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 1 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
118468
Address
Rydal Drive, TN4 9SU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
224 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
16.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
11.6%
Persistent absence
12.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 66.5%
Other White 13.4%
Mixed 8.5%
Other 2.7%
Indian 2.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage-0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
19
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
28
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
1
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
10
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
3
4
Reception, Full-time
25
16
9
Year 1
26
11
15
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
27
21
6
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
20
10
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2023-2024