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Balfour Primary School

URN
114382
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Balfour Primary School
URN
114382
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

72 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

66

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

57

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#8 of 32 schools in Brighton and Hove

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Balfour Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

What Admissions Advantage can and cannot tell you

Can tell you

  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Balfour Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
18 January 2024
Inspection date
6 December 2023
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

90

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

259

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

90

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.88×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Brighton and Hove
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Brighton and Hove)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.balfourprimary.co.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Brighton and Hove to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

87.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

78.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

84.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

71.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

BN1 6NE - Balfour Road, Brighton, East Sussex

Contact details

Address
Balfour Road, Brighton, East Sussex
Postcode
BN1 6NE
Phone
1273507722
Website
www.balfourprimary.co.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Brighton and Hove
Local authority code
846

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 157 schools in Brighton and Hove.

Authority statistics

Total schools

157

Open schools

82

Closed schools

74

Primary schools

77

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 18 January 2024

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2024

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 18 January 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    18 January 20246 December 2023Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2GoodView report for inspection published 18 January 2024
    • Good

      Published
      18 January 2024
      Inspected
      6 December 2023
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 82

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    16

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary77 (50.0%)
    • Secondary16 (10.4%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other61 (39.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Balfour Junior School95 mPrimaryClosed
    Varndean School294 mSecondaryOpen
    Dorothy Stringer School312 mSecondaryOpen
    Varndean College499 m16 plusOpen
    Brighton and Hove Montessori School764 mNot applicableClosed
    Brighton & Hove Montessori School764 mNot applicableClosed
    Adina School781 mNot applicableClosed
    St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School799 mPrimaryOpen
    Downs Junior School1.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Castledean School1.0 kmNot applicableClosed
    • Balfour Junior School
      Distance
      95 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Varndean School
      Distance
      294 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Dorothy Stringer School
      Distance
      312 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Varndean College
      Distance
      499 m
      Phase
      16 plus
      Status
      Open
    • Brighton and Hove Montessori School

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Brighton and Hove)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Aldrington CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryBN3 7QDOpen
    Balfour Junior SchoolPrimaryBN1 6NEClosed
    Benfield Primary SchoolPrimaryBN41 1XSClosed
    Benfield Primary SchoolPrimaryBN41 1XSOpen
    Bevendean County Infant SchoolPrimaryBN2 3JPClosed
    • Aldrington CofE Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN3 7QD
      Status
      Open
    • Balfour Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN1 6NE
      Status
      Closed
    • Benfield Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN41 1XS
      Status
      Closed
    • Benfield Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      BN41 1XS
      Status
      Open
    • Bevendean County Infant School
    Distance
    764 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Brighton & Hove Montessori School
    Distance
    764 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Adina School
    Distance
    781 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    799 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Downs Junior School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Castledean School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    BN2 3JP
    Status
    Closed