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Balfour Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Alan Gunn

location_onBrighton, BN1 6NE

language Visit Website phone 1273507722

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

709

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Balfour Primary School is a Community school primary school in Brighton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Balfour Primary School is a community school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 682 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 43 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #4,604 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 55%

Reading87% LA 71%

Writing78% LA 67%

Maths84% LA 66%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading82% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths79% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.5

-0.9 to 1.6

-1.6

Write

LA -0.7

-2.7 to -0.4

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.1 to 0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading82% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.3

0.1 to 2.4

-0.5

Write

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 0.5

0.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-0.5 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%

Reading92% LA 76%

Writing91% LA 75%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.6

0.1 to 2.3

-1.2

Write

LA -0.6

-2.2 to -0.2

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.4 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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15 June 2021

Inspection Report

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02 March 2021

Inspection Report

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11 February 2020

Inspection Report

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08 November 2017

Inspection Report

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07 November 2012

Inspection Report

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05 May 2010

Inspection Report

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14 June 2007

Inspection Report

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18 March 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-06

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-02-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-11-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-11-07

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 682 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	682	4	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	671	1	0.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	685	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	681	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	676	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	711	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	709	1	0.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	710	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	734	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	732	3	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	729	1	0.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	766	2	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	762	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	765	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	785	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	785	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	784	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	790	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	788	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	794	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	849	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	853	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	846	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	862	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	868	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	864	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 30 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Balfour Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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