Balfour Junior School, Chatham

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Balfour Junior School

Balfour Road, Chatham ME4 6QX

https://www.balfourjuniorschool.org.uk/

Balfour Junior School is an academy. It has about 470 boys and girls aged between 7 and 11. In May 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Beyond Schools Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Phoenix Primary School, Warren Wood Primary School, Hilltop Primary School and Chantry Community Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Representation. Relative weaknesses include Environment and Attendance.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.1		Balfour Infant School
0.4		Crest Infant School
0.5		New Horizons Children's Academy
0.6		Delce Academy
0.6		Greenvale Primary School
0.6		St John's Church of England Infant School
0.6		Phoenix Primary School
0.7		St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
0.7		St Peter's Infant School
0.7		Warren Wood Primary School
0.8		St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
0.9		New Road Primary School

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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both in balance with the local community.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all below average.

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Finances: Below average. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very high, while crime is quite high.

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