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
681 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
53.6%
Girls
46.4%
First language not English
7.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
10%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
69
2nd preference
72
3rd preference
63
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
69
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024