Balfour Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 7 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
- Website
- www.balfourprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 681 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 77.8%
Mixed 9.2%
Other White 7.6%
African 1.5%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.4
WritingBelow average-1.6
MathsAverage-0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 14%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Balfour Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 82 43 39 |
| Year 1 | 88 53 35 |
| Year 2 | 84 43 41 |
| Year 3 | 101 53 48 |
| Year 4 | 113 61 52 |
| Year 5 | 91 46 45 |
| Year 6 | 122 66 56 |