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Balfour Infant School

Community school · Rochester · ME1 2QT

Ages 5–7 · 244 pupils · Medway

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Ofsted

Not judged

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.99 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.6%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
187

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.99 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

85

Places offered

86

1st-preference offers

85

Total preferences (any rank)
218
Preferred offers (top 3)
86
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill90%

244 pupils · 270 places

Pupils on roll
244
Boys / girls
114 / 130
School capacity
270
Capacity fill
244 / 270 (90%)
Free school meals
21.3%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Joseph Pomeroy

Location

Address
Pattens Lane
Postcode
ME1 2QT
Town
Rochester
County
Kent
Local authority
Medway
District
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–7, in Rochester, Medway, 244 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.3%.

Open schools in Rochester
50
Primary schools in Rochester
34
Academies among open schools in Rochester
60% (30)
Open schools in ME1
21
Primary in ME1
11
Open schools in Medway LA
117
Primary in Medway LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in RochesterNear ME1

  • Balfour Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 6QX · Medway

    Ages 7–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM30.6%

    0.2 miles away

  • Crest Infant School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Rochester · ME1 2QA · Medway

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence8.0%
    • FSM44.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • Delce Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rochester · ME1 2NJ · Medway

    Ages 5–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM53.7%

    0.4 miles away

  • New Horizons Children's Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Chatham · ME4 6NR · Medway

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Warren Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rochester · ME1 2UR · Medway

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM40.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.6 miles away

  • St Peter's Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rochester · ME1 2HU · Medway

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence10.1%
    • FSM36.7%
    • Demand0.86

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Joseph Pomeroy
Telephone
01634338280
Website
http://www.balfourinf.medway.sch.uk

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