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 (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 31.00% (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

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. Balfour Infant School (0.2km) show on map
  2. Holcombe Grammar School (0.5km) show on map
  3. Blue Skies School (0.6km) show on map
  4. Crest Infant School (0.7km) show on map
  5. New Horizons Children's Academy (0.8km) show on map
  6. Delce Academy (0.9km) show on map
  7. Greenvale Primary School (0.9km) show on map
  8. St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School (1.0km) show on map
  9. St John's Church of England Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  10. Phoenix Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  11. The Rochester Grammar School (1.0km) show on map
  12. St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School (1.1km) show on map
  13. St Peter's Infant School (1.1km) show on map
  14. Warren Wood Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  15. The Thomas Aveling School (1.1km) show on map
  16. Fort Pitt Grammar School (1.1km) show on map
  17. The Victory Academy (1.2km) show on map
  18. Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School (1.2km) show on map
  19. St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  20. New Road Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  21. Medway Secure Training Centre (1.4km) show on map
  22. Ripplevale School Rochester (1.5km) show on map
  23. Wayfield Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  24. All Saints Church of England Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  25. Rochester Independent College (1.6km) show on map
  26. St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Con... (1.7km) show on map
  27. Bradfields Academy (1.8km) show on map
  28. INSPIRE Free Special School (1.8km) show on map
  29. The Rowans (1.8km) show on map
  30. St Andrew's School (Rochester) (1.9km) show on map
  31. Luton Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  32. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service (2.1km) show on map
  33. PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade (2.1km) show on map
  34. Walderslade School (2.1km) show on map
  35. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  36. Brompton Academy (2.1km) show on map
  37. Kingfisher Community Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  38. Chatham Grammar (2.3km) show on map
  39. King's School, Rochester (2.3km) show on map
  40. Horsted Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  41. Horsted Junior School (2.3km) show on map
  42. Greenacre School (2.3km) show on map
  43. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Prima... (2.4km) show on map
  44. Byron Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  45. Maundene School (2.4km) show on map
  46. Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary... (2.5km) show on map
  47. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  48. Alchemy School (2.6km) show on map
  49. Oaklands School (2.6km) show on map
  50. Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy (2.8km) show on map
  51. Oasis Academy Skinner Street (2.9km) show on map
  52. Forward2 Employment Limited (3.0km) show on map
  53. MidKent College (3.1km) show on map
  54. Barnsole Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  55. The Robert Napier School (3.2km) show on map
  56. Walderslade Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  57. Cedar Children's Academy (3.4km) show on map
  58. St Nicholas CEVC Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  59. All Faiths Children's Academy (3.4km) show on map
  60. Burnt Oak Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  61. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  62. Lordswood School (3.6km) show on map
  63. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  64. Gordons Children's Academy, Junior (3.7km) show on map
  65. Gordons Children's Academy, Infant (3.7km) show on map
  66. Elaine Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  67. The Academy of Woodlands (3.7km) show on map
  68. Will Adams Academy (3.8km) show on map
  69. Waterfront UTC (3.8km) show on map
  70. Saxon Way Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  71. Danecourt School (3.8km) show on map
  72. Rivermead School (3.9km) show on map
  73. Hilltop Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  74. Maritime Academy (4.0km) show on map
  75. Tunbury Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  76. Featherby Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  77. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  78. Temple Mill Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  79. Featherby Infant and Nursery School (4.3km) show on map
  80. Wainscott Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  81. Medway Green School (4.3km) show on map
  82. Cuxton Community Junior School (4.4km) show on map
  83. Cuxton Community Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  84. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Pr... (4.4km) show on map
  85. Abbey Court Foundation Special School (4.4km) show on map
  86. Leigh Academy Strood (4.5km) show on map
  87. Hempstead Infant School (4.5km) show on map
  88. Swingate Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  89. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Volunt... (4.6km) show on map
  90. Bligh Primary School (Juniors) (4.6km) show on map
  91. Bligh Primary School (Infants) (4.6km) show on map
  92. St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  93. Hempstead Junior School (4.7km) show on map
  94. Twydall Primary School and Nursery (4.7km) show on map
  95. Burham Church of England Primary School (5.1km) show on map
  96. Halling Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  97. Rainham Mark Grammar School (5.5km) show on map
  98. Fairview Community Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  99. Chattenden Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  100. Rainham School for Girls (5.5km) show on map
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Associated Schools

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

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