Balfour Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Balfour Road
 Brighton
 East Sussex BN1 6NE
Telephone: 01273 507722

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school arose from Balfour Junior School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Alan Gunn (since October 2022 – came from The Oaks Primary School & Nursery)
Previous Headteacher: Simon Davies
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 30.17 / 19.68
Non-teaching Staff*: 29.78
Number of pupils: 682
Pupils Per Teacher: 22.6
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 11.00% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 24.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.8% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 25.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 34.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £3,511,535*
Income Per Pupil: £5,148
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Constituency: Brighton, Pavilion
Electoral Ward: Hollingdean & Fiveways
School Number: 8462040

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th December 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Varndean School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Dorothy Stringer School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Varndean College (0.5km) show on map
  4. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  5. Hertford Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Central Hub Brighton (1.0km) show on map
  7. Downs Junior School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Downs Infant School (1.1km) show on map
  9. Stanford Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  10. Stanford Junior School (1.4km) show on map
  11. Team Domenica (1.5km) show on map
  12. Windlesham School (1.6km) show on map
  13. Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (1.6km) show on map
  14. Patcham Infant School (1.6km) show on map
  15. Patcham High School (1.7km) show on map
  16. Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove (1.7km) show on map
  17. Coombe Road Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  18. Fairlight Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  19. St Martin's CofE Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  20. Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  21. Carden Nursery and Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  22. Cardinal Newman Catholic School (1.9km) show on map
  23. Patcham Junior School (1.9km) show on map
  24. Downs View Life Skills College (1.9km) show on map
  25. Kings Brighton (1.9km) show on map
  26. Moulsecoomb Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  27. Westdene Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  28. Elm Grove Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  29. Brunswick Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  30. The Montessori Place (2.4km) show on map
  31. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  32. Brighton Girls GDST (2.4km) show on map
  33. Carlton Hill Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  34. St Luke's Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  35. St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  36. Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove (2.7km) show on map
  37. Coldean Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  38. Tarnerland Nursery School (2.7km) show on map
  39. Royal Spa Nursery School (2.8km) show on map
  40. Bevendean Primary School and Nursery (2.8km) show on map
  41. Aldrington CofE Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  42. Queen's Park Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  43. Middle Street Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  44. Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre (3.0km) show on map
  45. Brighton College (3.2km) show on map
  46. St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  47. St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  48. Blatchington Mill School (3.2km) show on map
  49. Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Ch... (3.2km) show on map
  50. City Academy Whitehawk (3.3km) show on map
  51. St. John's College (Brighton) (3.3km) show on map
  52. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (3.5km) show on map
  53. Brighton and Hove Clinic School (3.6km) show on map
  54. St Mark's CofE Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  55. The Lioncare School (3.7km) show on map
  56. St Christopher's School (3.7km) show on map
  57. King's School (3.8km) show on map
  58. West Blatchington Primary and Nursery School (3.8km) show on map
  59. Brighton College Prep School (3.8km) show on map
  60. Goldstone Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  61. Hove Junior School (3.9km) show on map
  62. West Hove Infant School (3.9km) show on map
  63. Hangleton Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  64. Downs View Special School (4.4km) show on map
  65. Woodingdean Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  66. Benfield Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  67. Roedean School (5.4km) show on map
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  71. St Nicolas CofE Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  72. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  73. Oxford International College, Brighton (5.6km) show on map
  74. Peter Gladwin Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  75. Hove Micro-School (5.9km) show on map
  76. Longhill High School (5.9km) show on map
  77. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (6.1km) show on map
  78. Mile Oak Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  79. Eastbrook Primary Academy (6.5km) show on map
  80. Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (7.3km) show on map
  81. St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean (7.4km) show on map
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  83. Holmbush Primary Academy (7.4km) show on map
  84. Glebe Primary School (7.5km) show on map
  85. Shoreham Academy (7.8km) show on map
  86. Shoreham College (7.8km) show on map
  87. Plumpton College (8.0km) show on map
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  90. Downlands Community School (8.3km) show on map
  91. Saltdean Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  92. Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary ... (8.5km) show on map
  93. Hassocks Infant School (8.7km) show on map
  94. St Peter's Catholic Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  95. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  96. Compass Community School Pinetree Park (9.2km) show on map
  97. Shoreham Beach Primary School (9.2km) show on map
  98. Buckingham Park Primary School (9.3km) show on map
  99. St Lawrence CofE Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  100. Swiss Gardens Primary School (10.0km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
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