Balfour Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Brighton and Hove
Unique reference
114382
Address
Balfour Road, BN1 6NE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
682 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
7.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
11%
Persistent absence
10.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.9%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
African1.6%
Other Asian1.6%
Other White7.6%
Mixed10.2%
White British76.2%
Indian
1%
Other
0.7%
Chinese
0.3%
Unclassified
0.3%
Pakistani
0.1%
Bangladeshi
0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingBelow average-1.6
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
71%
Local authority average
60%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
10%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
106
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Balfour Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
90
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
98
2nd preference
81
3rd preference
80
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
82
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
36
54
Year 1
82
42
40
Year 2
90
54
36
Year 3
83
44
39
Year 4
122
63
59
Year 5
118
66
52
Year 6
97
51
46
Year 2024-2025