Balfour Junior School

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Balfour Road, Chatham, ME4 6QX

Headteacher: Mrs Zoe MaystonSchool website ↗Pupils: 480 (capacity: 480)Part of BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
71%
Reading, Writing & Maths

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
71.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
14.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 79%·Writing 79%·Maths 84%All three 71%
Reading
Expected79%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected84%
Exceeding45%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
29.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
31.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
16.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
248 girls, 232 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 72% (2017/18), currently 71%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1649.0%3.0%-1.0-3.20.0
2016/1759.0%6.0%-1.8-2.3-1.6
2017/1872.0%5.0%-0.6-1.7+0.8
2018/1967.0%7.0%+0.2-1.4+0.6
2022/2350.0%7.0%-1.2-1.5-1.4
2023/2465.0%11.0%---
2024/2571.0%14.0%---