My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
80%Agree
19%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%Balfour Primary School
Community school — Primary
BN1 6NE / 4–11 / Does not apply
Good
Ofsted
69.41
KS2 score
98%
parents recommend
😊 Happy school
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
Sixth Form
KS2 Results
- KS2 average score
- 69.41
- Reaching expected standard
- 71%
98% of parents would recommend this school
275 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
85%Agree
13%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
61%Agree
36%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
7%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%Not applicable
77%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
71%Agree
28%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
52%Agree
17%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%Not applicable
27%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
15%No
85%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 41 parents
Strongly agree
51%Agree
33%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
7%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
50%Agree
43%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
71%Agree
27%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
60%Agree
36%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
68%Agree
28%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
80%Agree
20%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
60%Agree
33%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
98%No
2%12.3% of pupils receive SEN support
12.3%
SEN support
1.5%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.5%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 2.8%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.1%
91.1% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Not applicable
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 91.1%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 23.4:1
- Free school meals
- 11%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 23.4:1
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 10.43%
- English as additional language
- 7.9%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 83.8%
- Mixed
- 10.2%
- Asian
- 3.1%
- Black
- 2.3%
- Other
- 0.7%
White British76.2%
Other White7.6%
White & Asian4.8%
Other Mixed3.1%
White & Black African1.3%
White & Black Caribbean1%
Other Asian1.6%
Indian1%
Chinese0.3%
Pakistani0.1%
Bangladeshi0.1%
African1.3%
Caribbean1%