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
- Website
- www.balfourprimary.co.uk/
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%
White British 76.2%
Mixed 10.2%
Other White 7.6%
Other Asian 1.6%
African 1.6%
Indian 1%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
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 66%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Balfour Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.6 |
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 |