Balfour Primary School is a primary school located in Brighton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 09/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Balfour Road, Brighton

School Information

Address: Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NE
Website: www.balfourprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01273507722
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Simon Davies
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114382

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 872
Number of Pupils: 762
Number of Boys: 398
Number of Girls: 364

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 2.4
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 0.5
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.5 to 1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tarnerland Nursery School
Sussex Street , BN2 0GR
4out of 4 2,903 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal Spa Nursery School
Park Hill , BN2 0BT
4out of 4 3,117 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Balfour Primary School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NE
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hertford Infant School
Hertford Road , BN1 7GF
3out of 4 778 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Preston Road , Withdean BN1 6UT
3out of 4 873 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Downs Junior School
Rugby Road , BN1 6ED
4out of 4 1,131 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hertford Junior School
Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP
3out of 4 1,149 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Varndean School
Balfour Road , BN1 6NP
3out of 4 321 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Dorothy Stringer School
Loder Road , BN1 6PZ
3out of 4 340 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Patcham High School
Ladies Mile Road , BN1 8PB
3out of 4 1,773 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic School
The Upper Drive , BN3 6ND
3out of 4 1,957 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road , BN3 7BN
3out of 4 3,215 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Varndean College
Surrenden Road , BN1 6WQ
- not rated 545 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College
205 Dyke Road , BN3 6EG
- not rated 1,928 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brighton & Hove Montessori School
67 Stanford Avenue , Brighton BN1 6FB
- not rated 834 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Central Hub Brighton
Lynchet Close , BN1 7FP
3out of 4 1,175 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Homewood College
Queensdown School Road , Off Lewes Road BN1 7LA
2out of 4 1,468 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Brighton
Mithras House , Lewes Road BN2 4AT
- not rated 1,680 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Windlesham School
190 Dyke Road , BRIGHTON BN1 5AA
- not rated 1,702 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.