Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 2 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
- Website
- www.bishopsdownprimary.org/
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
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.4
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage-0.6
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 19
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
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 |