Bishops Down Primary and Nursery School
Community primary school in Tunbridge Wells (Kent).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
As a school community, we believe in nurturing children so that they become happy, confident, curious learners, who can drive their learning on through their lives. This ambition is reflected in our school vision, that forms the foundations of our school: A community which develops life-long learners who are confident to flourish in an ever changing world.
We bring our vision alive every day through the school's ASPIRE values, which are set out below and are displayed and talked about in assemblies, lessons and everyday discussions.
Perseverance, to be resilient in times of change Respect for each other and the world around them As a school with a growing Specialist Resource Provision (SRP), our approach to learning is that we nurture and inspire all children to enjoy learning and to aim high.
All our staff make sure that all our children feel safe and valued, demonstrate kindness and have the skills to take the next steps in their learning when they leave us for Key Stage 3 and secondary education. Our Equity, Equality, Inclusion and Diversity Policy reflects these principles for our school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Hockey
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 118468
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freya Melkonian | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Pendlebury-Bowe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian King | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emily Lightbody | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Johnson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Lynn Millis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Holden | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Peter Holyhead | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record