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Balfour Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
Balfour Road, Brighton BN1 6NE · balfourprimary.co.uk · 01273 507722
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Brighton and Hove 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.63 mi
- 1.02 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Brighton and Hove Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 695
- 97% of 718 places
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 10.6%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.63 mi (1.02 km) from the school. Source: Brighton and Hove Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 119 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 119 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 90 | 98 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 79 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 76 | 75 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 85 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.63 mi1.02 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Brighton and Hove it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Balfour Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 6 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (275 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 275
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 41 parents (15%) with SEND