Broadwater Down Primary School
Broadwater Lane, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Alex Cornelius
- Federation
- High Rocks Federation
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 118566
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01892527588
About this school
Broadwater Down Primary School is a community primary school in Tunbridge Wells. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 109 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 48% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 68% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 52% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 61% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Broadwater Down Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 148 |
| 2023/24 | 151 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadwater Down Primary School compares
Broadwater Down Primary School ranked 75th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 8.4% | 37.6% | 109 | — |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 68% | 4.7% | 21.5% | 333 | 0.4 miles |
| Claremont Primary School | 80% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 436 | 0.9 miles |
| The Wells Free School | 68% | 4.3% | 18.9% | 213 | 1.1 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 208 | 1.2 miles |
| Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School | 67% | 4.8% | 17% | 194 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.6%
- English as an additional language
- 39.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.35%
- Persistent absence
- 28.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
Claremont Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
The Wells Free School1.1 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
-
Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School1.4 miles
Primary · Tunbridge Wells
Other schools in Tunbridge Wells
Broadwater Down Primary School ranks 5th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Tunbridge Wells.
- Bidborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Claremont Primary School Primary
- Fordcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Frant Church of England Primary School Primary
- Groombridge St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primary
- Lamberhurst St Mary's CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Langton Green Primary School Primary
- Pembury School Primary
- Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary
- Skinners' Kent Primary School Primary
- Skinners' Temple Grove Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Broadwater Down Primary School teach?
- Broadwater Down Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Tunbridge Wells.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadwater Down Primary School?
- The headteacher of Broadwater Down Primary School is Mr Alex Cornelius, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadwater Down Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadwater Down Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Broadwater Down Primary School?
- Broadwater Down Primary School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Broadwater Down Primary School full?
- Broadwater Down Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 109 on roll (52%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Broadwater Down Primary School a faith school?
- No. Broadwater Down Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadwater Down Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Broadwater Down Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Broadwater Down Primary School?
- Broadwater Down Primary School is part of the High Rocks Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Broadwater Down Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadwater Down Primary School rank locally?
- Broadwater Down Primary School ranked 75th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadwater Down Primary School's absence rate?
- Broadwater Down Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadwater Down Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadwater Down Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.