Balfour Primary School
Community primary school in Brighton (Brighton and Hove).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
At Balfour Primary School we strive for excellence in everything that we do, and our core values underpin our curriculum ensuring our pupils develop into well-rounded citizens embracing diversity and celebrating cultures from all over the world.
We are a friendly, enthusiastic and caring community committed to offering an education which nurtures a lifelong love of learning enabling our children to achieve personal success, develop skills and knowledge and to excel together.
Balfour is a GOOD school, according to Ofsted We are delighted to share with you that we have been graded a Good school by Ofsted in our recent December 2023 inspection 🌟 We are incredibly proud of the report, as we feel it is a wonderful reflection of our school, highlighting our many strengths.
We would like to thank all of our staff for their continued hard work in providing such a vibrant learning culture and environment for the children and community to be part of. We would also like to thank our community for their continued support over the years, and most notably during the December inspection.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 114382
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kirstin Baker | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jordan Kaleta | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Victoria Jones | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Michaela Francis-Hicks | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katie Wood | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Thomas Holman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Shelley Baker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Marcus Odair | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Alan Gunn | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ray Leake Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alun Price Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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