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
- 200 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 17%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.5%
- Persistent absence
- 8.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 67%
Other White 13.5%
Mixed 8%
Indian 3%
Other 2%
Unclassified 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1.5%
Chinese 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
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 60%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 15
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 12
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 18 9 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 26 15 11 |
| Year 1 | 20 11 9 |
| Year 2 | 25 9 16 |
| Year 3 | 27 14 13 |
| Year 4 | 26 19 7 |
| Year 5 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 6 | 30 20 10 |