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Schools similar to Balfour Primary School

Brighton and Hove · ages 4 to 11 · URN 114382

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Showing the closest 10 of 5,277 eligible schools.

1Whiteley Primary School

Hampshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN131420

630 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Whiteley Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals9.8% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English11.6% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.43% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.95 percentage points lower
  • 65 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 9 July 2024 · published 12 September 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00766. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00750.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.95 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00189.
  • Total pupils: difference 65 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00935.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

2Pitmaston Primary School

Worcestershire · ages 4 to 11 · URN116769

628 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Pitmaston Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals10% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English7.6% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND13.54% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1 percentage point lower
  • SEND: 1.16 percentage points higher
  • 67 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00284. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00270.
  • First language other than English: difference 1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00250.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.16 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00232.
  • Total pupils: difference 67 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00964.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

3The Greville Primary School

Surrey · ages 4 to 11 · URN125008

650 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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The Greville Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals10.9% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English4.9% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.77% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.3 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 3.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 6.4 percentage points higher
  • 45 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score -0.00013. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00135.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00925.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 6.4 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01279.
  • Total pupils: difference 45 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00647.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4The Discovery School

Kent · ages 4 to 11 · URN134057

634 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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The Discovery SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals8.2% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.2% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.2% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.4 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 3.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.18 percentage points lower
  • 61 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 21 February 2023 · published 26 April 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00043. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01080.
  • First language other than English: difference 3.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00850.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.18 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00235.
  • Total pupils: difference 61 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00878.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

5Barton Seagrave Primary School

North Northamptonshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN121951

622 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Barton Seagrave Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals10.1% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English5.9% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND11.9% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 2.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.48 percentage points lower
  • 73 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00046. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00225.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00675.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.48 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00095.
  • Total pupils: difference 73 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01050.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

6Cradle Hill Community Primary School

East Sussex · ages 4 to 11 · URN114434

661 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Cradle Hill Community Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals13.8% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English3.3% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND12.41% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 3.2 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 5.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.03 percentage points higher
  • 34 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0026. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 3.2 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01440.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01325.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.03 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00006.
  • Total pupils: difference 34 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00489.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

7Seaside Primary School

West Sussex · ages 4 to 11 · URN143387

620 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Seaside Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals11.3% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English9.8% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.58% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 5.21 percentage points higher
  • 75 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 4 March 2025 · published 30 March 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00735. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.21 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01041.
  • Total pupils: difference 75 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01079.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

8Harrison Primary School

Hampshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN115990

615 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Harrison Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals12.2% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English13.2% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND8.13% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.6 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.6 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.24 percentage points lower
  • 80 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 13 December 2023 · published 29 January 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0087. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00720.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.6 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01150.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.24 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00849.
  • Total pupils: difference 80 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01151.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

9Beacon Rise Primary School

South Gloucestershire · ages 4 to 11 · URN109133

625 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Beacon Rise Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals12.3% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English8.6% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND18.24% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: the same
  • SEND: 5.87 percentage points higher
  • 70 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 5 December 2023 · published 29 January 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.00945. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00765.
  • First language other than English: difference 0 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00000.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 5.87 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.01173.
  • Total pupils: difference 70 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01007.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

10Elvetham Heath Primary School

Hampshire · ages 4 to 11 · URN132801

635 pupils / 695 at Balfour Primary School2025/26 · Academic year

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Elvetham Heath Primary SchoolBalfour Primary School
Free school meals9.9% / 10.6%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English17.6% / 8.6%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND15.75% / 12.37%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.7 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 9 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 3.37 percentage points higher
  • 60 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 10 January 2023 · published 6 March 2023 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Outstanding; Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Outstanding

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01103. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00315.
  • First language other than English: difference 9 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.02250.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 3.37 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00675.
  • Total pupils: difference 60 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00863.
  • region: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

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Balfour Primary School

Brighton and Hove · ages 4 to 11 · URN114382

KS2 cohort: 97 eligible pupils. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

Balfour Primary School: published figures and their sources
MeasureBalfour Primary School
Pupils6952025/26
Free school meals10.6%2025/26
First language other than English8.6%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)12.37%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard71%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard10%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence4.2676%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence9.6463%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5277 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8819

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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