Balliol Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 109464
- Address
- Balliol Road, Kempston, MK42 7ER
- Website
- www.balliolschool.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 384 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 37.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 41.1%
African 14.6%
Other White 12%
Mixed 10.4%
Indian 5.2%
Unclassified 4.9%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other 2.9%
Caribbean 2.3%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other Black 1.3%
Other Asian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.4
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Balliol Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 22 15 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 32 15 17 |
| Reception, Full-time | 34 12 22 |
| Year 1 | 50 30 20 |
| Year 2 | 43 23 20 |
| Year 3 | 52 21 31 |
| Year 4 | 52 26 26 |
| Year 5 | 47 29 18 |
| Year 6 | 52 32 20 |