Balfour Infant School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Oct 15 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 7 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
Medway
Unique reference
118329
Address
Pattens Lane, ME1 2QT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
260 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.8%
Girls
49.2%
First language not English
36.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.1%
Persistent absence
13.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.8%
Indian 9.6%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 8.1%
African 6.9%
Other Asian 3.5%
Pakistani 2.7%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Balfour Infant School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
65
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
53
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
62
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
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 classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
88
44
44
Year 1
89
38
51
Year 2
83
50
33
Year 2024-2025