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EnglandLondonBromleyBR3 4HJBalgowan Primary School
Primary

Balgowan Primary School

Primary

Bromley · Beckenham · BR3 4HJ http://www.balgowan.bromley.sch.uk/

Pupils
618
cap. 654
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
618
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
70%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
618
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/05/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBromley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Balgowan Primary School · Primary · Bromley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
70%
-6pp
96%83%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 70%
RWM higher standard
21%
+4pp
28%23%17%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
61%
Writing expected standard
73%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
618
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Balgowan Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HJ
Local authority
Bromley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2570%21%86%61%73%29%78%36%88%78%109.0106.0107.015%618
2023/2476%17%91%50%81%22%89%40%94%86%110.0108.0108.017%615
2022/2376%22%90%52%84%30%87%44%95%82%109.0107.0106.0+2.50+1.90+1.7015%622
2018/1996%28%96%56%97%43%98%50%98%96%110.0110.0111.0+1.90+1.20+1.0010%674
2017/1893%26%95%56%98%38%94%48%99%96%110.0109.0110.0+1.90+0.60+1.3014%675
2016/1783%26%89%46%89%46%92%45%96%91%109.0109.0110.0+0.90+1.20+0.8012%682

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2561825.115%21%5%3%6%
2023/2461525.017%18%5%3%5%
2022/2362226.215%14%5%4%5%
2021/2262624.512%12%4%4%6%
2020/2166225.310%12%4%
2018/1967424.210%11%5%2%1%
2017/1867523.814%11%6%3%3%
2016/1768225.912%12%6%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.