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Balfour Junior School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Balfour Road
 Chatham
 Kent ME4 6QX
Telephone: 01634 843833

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 7-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Balfour Junior School
Trust: Beyond Schools Trust
Sponsor: FPTA Academies (Fort Pitt Grammar School and The Thomas Aveling School)

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Zoe Mayston (since May 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Kim Parnell
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 19.32 / 15.86
Non-teaching Staff*: 18.65
Number of pupils: 480
Pupils Per Teacher: 24.8
Sex: Mixed (49% boys / 51% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 30.60% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 38.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.9% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 49.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 49.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Medway
Constituency: Rochester and Strood
Electoral Ward: Fort Pitt
School Number: 8872214

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th October 2015 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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