Balfour Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.63 miles
Published by Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Balfour Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 6 December 2023. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Balfour Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.70 mi |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | 1.57 mi |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | 0.57 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last Reception place went to a child living 0.63 miles away, 3rd shortest of 11 Brighton and Hove primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 4 of the 8 years with a published outcome; the 2026 last distance was about the same as in 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 119 first-choice applications for 90 offers; all 90 offers went to first-choice families, and 29 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brighton and Hove schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 695 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 6 December 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this inclusive, vibrant school.”
- “They demonstrate the school’s values of being reflective, respectful, responsible and resilient.”
- “Pupils get involved in the life of the school through running clubs at lunchtime, being a play leader or part of the ‘pupil parliament’.”
To improve
- “Leaders know they must continue to provide support for staff as teaching is not yet consistent across the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 71% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 119 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 90 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Brighton and Hove.
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Downs Junior School 0.6 mi Good
- Hertford Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Downs Infant School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stanford Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Patcham Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Fairlight Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published