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Balfour Primary School

Community school · Brighton · BN1 6NE

Ages 4–11 · 695 pupils · Brighton and Hove

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.87 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-12-06

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)66%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.5%
Unauthorised0.5%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
614

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

0.87 · Often has places

1st preferences

69

Places offered

79

1st-preference offers

69

Total preferences (any rank)
204
Preferred offers (top 3)
79
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill97%

695 pupils · 718 places

Pupils on roll
695
Boys / girls
352 / 343
School capacity
718
Capacity fill
695 / 718 (97%)
Free school meals
10.6%
FSM pupils
74
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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 Alan Gunn

Location

Address
Balfour Road
Postcode
BN1 6NE
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
District
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Pavilion
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 4–11, in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, 695 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.6%.

Open schools in Brighton
63
Primary schools in Brighton
40
Academies among open schools in Brighton
13% (8)
Open schools in BN1
27
Primary in BN1
15
Open schools in Brighton and Hove LA
83
Primary in Brighton and Hove LA
48

Nearby primary schools

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

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  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 6UT · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM12.7%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Downs Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 6ED · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 7–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM17.2%

    0.6 miles away

  • Hertford Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 7FP · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Downs Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 6JA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand1.18

    0.7 miles away

  • Stanford Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 5PS · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.1%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Stanford Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 5PR · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM17.5%

    0.9 miles away

  • Patcham Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN1 8WW · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand0.89

    1.0 miles away

  • St Martin's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN2 3LJ · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 3–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand0.95

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Alan Gunn
Telephone
01273507722
Website
www.balfourprimary.co.uk/

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