Balfour Junior School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · Chatham, Medway
Balfour Junior School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Balfour Road, Chatham, ME4 6QX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Medway
- Pupils on roll
- 480 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils delight in attending this welcoming school.”
- “Pupils feel safe and behave exceptionally well, forming strong friendships with one another.”
- “Lunchtime play is a joyful time for pupils.”
To improve
- “While teachers are clear about what pupils need to know, they do not always draw on what pupils have learned before to strengthen their learning.”
- “This means that some pupils do not embed and use what they know fluently in some subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 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.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Medway.
- Balfour Infant School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Infant School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Crest Infant School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Delce Academy 0.5 mi Good
- St Peter's Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Phoenix Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenvale Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published