Latest Ofsted
Graded GoodOct 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Graded GoodOct 2015
School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024
Inspection history
- 23 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 14 October 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Balfour Junior School, URN 118328
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 84% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
Reading Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Maths Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)
- This school
- Medway median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 14% | 106 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 11% | 105 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 7% | 104 | 103 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Balfour Junior SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good202471%met the SATs standard
- 0.4 km · MedwayGraded · no overall grade20242.8applications per place
- 0.7 km · MedwayGood20244.4applications per place
- 0.7 km · MedwayStandards maintained20252.2applications per place
- 0.7 km · MedwayRemains Good20192.4applications per place
- 0.8 km · MedwayGood202460%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · MedwayRemains Good20243.2applications per place
- 0.9 km · MedwayGood20232.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · MedwayGood20232.9applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143880 · 887/2214
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
- Capacity
- 480 pupils · 480 on roll
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 January 2017
- Replaced
- Balfour Junior School (URN 118328)
- Address
- Balfour Road, Chatham, ME4 6QX
- Local authority
- Medway
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources