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
- 389 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 36.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.9%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.1%
White British 41.1%
African 12.1%
Mixed 12%
Other White 10.8%
Indian 5.7%
Unclassified 5.4%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Other 2.8%
Pakistani 2.3%
Caribbean 2.1%
Other Black 1.5%
Other Asian 0.8%
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 54%
Local authority average 55%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Balliol Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 23 16 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 31 12 19 |
| Reception, Full-time | 46 27 19 |
| Year 1 | 40 23 17 |
| Year 2 | 51 19 32 |
| Year 3 | 50 25 25 |
| Year 4 | 48 28 20 |
| Year 5 | 52 32 20 |
| Year 6 | 48 19 29 |