Balfour Junior School | School performance

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

480

Pupils · 2024/25

36%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

480

Pupils · 2024/25

36%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

71%

RWM expected · 2024/25

14%

RWM higher · 2024/25

480

Pupils · 2024/25

36%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityMedway

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio26.2:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Balfour Junior School · Primary · Medway

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

71%

+6pp

72%61%50%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 71%

RWM higher standard

14%

+3pp

14%10%5%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

79%

Reading higher standard

41%

Writing expected standard

79%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

84%

Maths higher standard

45%

Science expected standard

86%

SPAG expected standard

76%

SPAG higher standard

29%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

480

Pupil : teacher ratio

26.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

36%

FSM eligible

32%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Balfour Road, Chatham, ME4 6QX

Local authority

Medway

Website

www.balfourjuniorschool.org.uk

Telephone

01634843833

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	71%	14%	79%	41%	79%	18%	84%	45%	86%	76%	106.0	108.0	106.0	—	—	—	16%	480
2023/24	65%	11%	73%	32%	78%	14%	80%	42%	81%	73%	105.0	107.0	106.0	—	—	—	17%	474
2022/23	50%	7%	68%	34%	61%	12%	65%	22%	74%	62%	104.0	103.0	103.0	-1.20	-1.50	-1.40	14%	480
2018/19	67%	7%	77%	36%	84%	8%	84%	38%	73%	79%	106.0	107.0	106.0	+0.20	-1.40	+0.60	15%	474
2017/18	72%	5%	79%	30%	81%	8%	83%	31%	70%	81%	105.0	106.0	107.0	-0.60	-1.70	+0.80	—	475

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	480	26.2	16%	36%	32%	6%	15%
2023/24	474	25.1	17%	35%	32%	6%	18%
2022/23	480	25.1	14%	33%	31%	6%	18%
2021/22	469	23.3	13%	32%	29%	8%	26%
2020/21	464	23.1	16%	34%	26%	—	—
2018/19	474	24.7	15%	34%	22%	5%	13%
2017/18	—	23.8	—	—	—	5%	13%
2016/17	472	—	15%	32%	24%	—	—