Balfour Junior School

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,736.29

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

14.7%

of income

In-year balance

+7.0%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

14 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)79.0%
Expected standard (writing)79.0%
Expected standard (maths)84.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.71.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

480

Capacity

480 (100%)

Free school meals

31.0%

English additional lang.

36.3%

Ethnicity

White British 52.9%Asian 18.3%Black 8.7%Mixed 6.9%Chinese 0.6%Other 3.1%

Age range: 711

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

19.3

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

24.9

Mean salary

£46,724

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

14.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 494 pupils