Broomhill Bank SchoolMeadows School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Tunbridge Wells.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Broomhill Bank School and Meadows School in Tunbridge Wells.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Broomhill Bank School was judged Good and Meadows School was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 8.6 for Broomhill Bank School and 0.5 for Meadows School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Broomhill Bank School (12.2 in 2021-22, 8.6 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Meadows School (3.9 in 2021-22, 0.5 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Tunbridge WellsBroomhill Bank School | Tunbridge WellsMeadows School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Foundation special school | Non-maintained special school | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 5-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 392 | 62 | |
| Capacity | 440 | 100 | |
| Location | Tunbridge Wells, TN3 0TB | Tunbridge Wells, TN4 0RJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 8.6 Stronger figure | 0.5 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 8.3% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 15.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 0.78 Stronger figure | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 60 | 8 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 392 | 62 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 38.5% | 47.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.3% | 1.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 99.7% | 98.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 19.3% Stronger figure | 21.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 48.1% Stronger figure | 64.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Broomhill Bank School
Meadows School
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