Balfour Primary School
Primary schoolBalfour Primary School is a primary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 695 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 6 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at Balfour Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Brighton and Hove and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Varndean SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2022. Attainment 8 of 54.7 (2025/26, provisional)290 m
- Dorothy Stringer SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), October 2023. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional)310 m
- Varndean CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file500 m
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Downs Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Central Hub BrightonPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), March 20241.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Brighton and Hove
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).