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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 6.9% |
| Mixed | 8.1% |
| Other White | 8.1% |
| Indian | 9.6% |
| White British | 55.8% |
| Other Asian | 3.5% |
| Pakistani | 2.7% |
| Bangladeshi | 2.7% |
| Caribbean | 0.8% |
| Other | 0.8% |
| Unclassified | 0.8% |
| Other Black | 0.4% |
Admissions
Balfour Infant School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 65
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 88 44 44 |
| Year 1 | 89 38 51 |
| Year 2 | 83 50 33 |