Balfour Infant School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Pattens Lane
 Rochester
 Kent ME1 2QT
Telephone: 01634 338280

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 5-7)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Joseph Pomeroy (since January 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Donna Atkinson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 10.8 / 8.54
Non-teaching Staff*: 14.28
Number of pupils: 260
Pupils Per Teacher: 24.1
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 23.10% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 39.0%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.6% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 46.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 49.8%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £1,491,632*
Income Per Pupil: £5,737
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Medway
Constituency: Rochester and Strood
Electoral Ward: Fort Pitt
School Number: 8872215

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 15th October 2024 (view record)

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

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  2. Crest Infant School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Holcombe Grammar School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Delce Academy (0.7km) show on map
  5. Blue Skies School (0.8km) show on map
  6. The Rochester Grammar School (0.9km) show on map
  7. New Horizons Children's Academy (0.9km) show on map
  8. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School (1.0km) show on map
  9. Warren Wood Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  10. St Peter's Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  11. The Thomas Aveling School (1.0km) show on map
  12. Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (1.0km) show on map
  13. Greenvale Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  14. St John's Church of England Infant School (1.1km) show on map
  15. Phoenix Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  16. St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  17. St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  18. Fort Pitt Grammar School (1.2km) show on map
  19. Medway Secure Training Centre (1.3km) show on map
  20. The Victory Academy (1.3km) show on map
  21. Ripplevale School Rochester (1.5km) show on map
  22. New Road Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  23. Wayfield Primary School (1.6km) show on map
  24. Rochester Independent College (1.6km) show on map
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  26. All Saints Church of England Primary School (1.7km) show on map
  27. St Andrew's School (Rochester) (1.8km) show on map
  28. Bradfields Academy (1.9km) show on map
  29. INSPIRE Free Special School (1.9km) show on map
  30. The Rowans (1.9km) show on map
  31. Luton Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  32. PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade (2.1km) show on map
  33. Walderslade School (2.1km) show on map
  34. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Prima... (2.2km) show on map
  35. King's School, Rochester (2.3km) show on map
  36. Horsted Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  37. Horsted Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  38. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  39. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service (2.3km) show on map
  40. Brompton Academy (2.3km) show on map
  41. Kingfisher Community Primary School (2.3km) show on map
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  44. Chatham Grammar (2.5km) show on map
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  99. Rainham Mark Grammar School (5.7km) show on map
  100. Rainham School for Girls (5.7km) show on map
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