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Balfour Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy
Balfour Road, Chatham ME4 6QX · balfourjuniorschool.org.uk · 01634 843833
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 480
- At capacity · 480 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Free school meals
- 30.6%
- First language not English
- 36.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Medway it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118328)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Balfour Junior School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 22 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 65
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (22%) with SEND