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Balfour Primary School
Balfour Road, Brighton, BN16NE
012 7350 7722
School Profile
GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 11
PUPILS
785
Balfour Primary School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 11 and has a capacity of 872. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 12 Feb 2020.
This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
PUPIL MIX
403 boys and 382 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
22
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
6%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
6.4%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020 SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
7.6%
EHC PLAN
0.8%
School Performance
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
Local Authority
England
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
Reading
Above Average
Writing
Average
Maths
Average
Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores
| Average Score | School | Local Authority | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 107 | 106 | 104 |
| Maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |
School Inspections
Inspectorate | The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) |
Inspection reports | |
Latest inspection rating | |
Latest inspection date | 12 Feb 2020 |
Latest inspection summary: | |
| Category | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding is effective | Yes |
| Early years provision | Good |
School Admissions
Demand for primary school places
High
| Applications and Offers | |
|---|---|
| Total preferred applications | 264 |
| Of which first preference applications | 89 |
| Of which second preference applications | 73 |
| Of which third preference applications | 102 |
| Total offers made | 100 |
| Of which first preference offers | 89 |
| Of which second preference offers | 8 |
| Of which third preference offers | 2 |
School Neighbourhood
PUBLIC TRANSPORT |
8
|
GREEN SPACE |
7
|
ENVIRONMENT |
4
|
SAFETY |
10
|
PROPERTY | £573,000 Median house price as at
September 2020
|
DIVERSITY MIX
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