Balgowan Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Unique reference
- 137216
- Address
- Balgowan Road, BR3 4HJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 615 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 18.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 6.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 62.1%
Other White 15%
Mixed 9.4%
Indian 2.4%
Other Asian 2.3%
Unclassified 2.3%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 1.1%
Irish 0.8%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.5
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAbove average1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 76%
Local authority average 69%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 22%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Balgowan Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 90 49 41 |
| Year 1 | 90 50 40 |
| Year 2 | 88 44 44 |
| Year 3 | 86 44 42 |
| Year 4 | 93 43 50 |
| Year 5 | 80 47 33 |
| Year 6 | 88 45 43 |