Balfour Junior School

State-Funded School

balfour-junior-school-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME4 6QXPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Balfour Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 480 pupils. Balfour Junior School is part of BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 65%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

19%

Black

11%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

480

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 480
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BEYOND SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 May 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.