Community school · Kent

Broadwater Down Primary School

4–11Ages
109Pupils
PrimaryPhase
118566URN

Broadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5RP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

15 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Kent median (2.4) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

15 applications · 6 places offered · 3 named it first

2026 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.1; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.4; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.1; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.0; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.5; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.9; Kent median median 2.5
2015 2.5; Kent median median 2.4
2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	6	15	2.5	3	0.50
Sep 2025	19	20	1.1	11	0.58
Sep 2024	16	22	1.4	9	0.56
Sep 2023	23	39	1.7	15	0.65
Sep 2022	30	32	1.1	11	0.37
Sep 2021	25	26	1.0	12	0.48
Sep 2020	30	46	1.5	17	0.57
Sep 2019	30	45	1.5	19	0.63
Sep 2018	30	43	1.4	19	0.63
Sep 2017	30	54	1.8	28	0.93
Sep 2016	30	58	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2015	30	75	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2014	25	46	1.8	13	0.52

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 77% · Maths 90% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%74th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard60%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	17%	109	110
2023/24	48%	6%	103	101
2022/23	57%	7%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Broadwater Down Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mark's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Kent

Remains Good2022
Claremont Primary School
1.5 km · Kent

Good2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
The Wells Free School
1.8 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
2.2 km · Kent

2026

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.2 km · Kent

Good2024

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Kent

Requires improvement2023

1.8applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118566 · 886/2651
Capacity: 210 pupils · 109 on roll
Free school meals: 40.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Broadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5RP
Local authority: Kent · Tunbridge Wells

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources