# Alternatives to Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School, for comparison

0.87 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School, Tunbridge Wells](/school/151115/rusthall-st-paul-s-cofe-primary-school) | 0.7 mi south-west | 0.94 | 2026 | Requires improvement | no | not recorded |
| [The Wells Free School, Tunbridge Wells](/school/139696/the-wells-free-school) | 0.8 mi east | 0.93 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Southborough CofE Primary School, Tunbridge Wells](/school/118712/southborough-cofe-primary-school) | 1.1 mi north | 0.94 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Tunbridge Wells](/school/144836/st-augustine-s-catholic-primary-school) | 1.2 mi north-east | 0.85 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School, Tunbridge Wells](/school/118724/st-barnabas-cofe-va-primary-school) | 1.2 mi east | 0.77 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Speldhurst Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Tunbridge Wells](/school/118607/speldhurst-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school) | 1.3 mi north-west | 1.47 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/118468/bishops-down-primary-and-nursery-school/alternatives
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