Balfour Infant School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Rochester · ME1 2QT · Medway
Ages 5–7
- Absence6.0%
- FSM21.3%
- Demand0.99
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 143880
Balfour Junior School
Academy converter · Chatham · ME4 6QX
Ages 7–11 · 480 pupils · Medway
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
65%
Overall absence
5.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-06-27
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)11%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 107.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.5%
Unauthorised1.6%
- Authorised absence
- 4.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 491
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill100%
480 pupils · 480 places
- Pupils on roll
- 480
- Boys / girls
- 236 / 244
- School capacity
- 480
- Capacity fill
- 480 / 480 (100%)
- Free school meals
- 30.6%
- FSM pupils
- 147
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
- Academy trust
- BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
- Sponsor
- FPTA Academies (Fort Pitt Grammar School and The Thomas Aveling School)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Mayston
Location
- Address
- Balfour Road
- Postcode
- ME4 6QX
- Town
- Chatham
- 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 academy converter (primary), Ages 7–11, in Chatham, Medway, 480 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 30.6%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St John's Church of England Infant School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Chatham · ME4 6RH · Medway
Ages 5–7
- Absence8.5%
- FSM44.2%
- Demand1.00
0.4 miles away
Crest Infant School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Rochester · ME1 2QA · Medway
Ages 4–7
- Absence8.0%
- FSM44.6%
- Demand1.00
0.4 miles away
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Chatham · ME4 6PX · Medway
Ages 3–11
- FSM29.1%
0.4 miles away
Delce Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Rochester · ME1 2NJ · Medway
Ages 5–11
- KS257%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM53.7%
0.5 miles away
St Peter's Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Rochester · ME1 2HU · Medway
Ages 4–7
- Absence10.1%
- FSM36.7%
- Demand0.86
0.5 miles away
Phoenix Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Chatham · ME4 5QD · Medway
Ages 5–11
- KS237%
- Absence10.2%
- FSM63.9%
- Demand0.88
0.6 miles away
Greenvale Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Chatham · ME4 5UP · Medway
Ages 3–11
- Absence8.5%
- FSM53.1%
- Demand1.50
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zoe Mayston
- Telephone
- 01634843833