Balfour Primary School, Brighton

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 Primary School

Balfour Road, Brighton BN1 6NE

https://www.balfourprimary.co.uk/

Balfour Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Brighton and Hove). It has about 680 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In December 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Attainment, Environment and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Disadvantaged pupils, Representation, Finances and Progress.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
0.6		Hertford Primary School
0.6		Downs Junior School
0.6		St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.7		Downs Infant School
0.9		Stanford Infant School
0.9		Stanford Junior School
1.0		Patcham Infant School
1.1		Coombe Road Primary School
1.1		Fairlight Primary School
1.1		St Martin's CofE Primary School
1.1		Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Attainment: Above average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite low.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite high.

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

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

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all poor.

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