Primary school

Broadwater Down Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • TN2 5RP
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,590 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 18%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 14%14%2016/17: top 30%2017/18: top 48%2018/19: top 65%2022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 81%2024/25: top 18%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM77% · South East 64%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM17% · South East 7%9/10 Top 20%
Reading score109 · South East 1069/10 Top 20%
Maths score110 · South East 10510/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 74% · 19 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 72% · 18 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 68% · 25 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 62% · 29 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 57% · 30 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 48% · 31 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 77% · 30 pupils · South East 64%77%48%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 16% · 19 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 6% · 18 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 8% · 25 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 7% · 30 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 6% · 31 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 17% · 30 pupils · South East 7%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 19 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 18 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 102 · 25 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 31 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · South East 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 19 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 104 · 18 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 102 · 25 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 103 · 29 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 101 · 31 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 110 · 30 pupils · South East 105110101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
3 of 3 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st33
2nd60
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026109
Free school meals (past 6 years)37.6%
First language not English39.2%
SEN support24.0%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)8.3%
Persistently absent pupils28.4%

Girls 49.6%Boys 50.4%

51.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.4
Pupils per adult7.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.4
  • Leadership 1.7
  • Teaching assistants 6.1
  • Other support 3.8

Teachers 8.1 FTE · Whole workforce 18.1 · 32 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,087
Spend per pupil£9,874
Staff spend per pupil£6,905
Reserve per pupil£851
  • +£92,754revenue reserve
  • +£23,228in-year balance

Grants £9,824 · self-generated £272 · premises £482 per pupil