Balfour Infant SchoolNew Horizons Children's Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Balfour Infant School and New Horizons Children's Academy are primary schools.
Balfour Infant School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and New Horizons Children's Academy scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Balfour Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Balfour Infant School was judged the expected standard and New Horizons Children's Academy was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at New Horizons Children's Academy (49.0% in 2022-23, 35.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RochesterBalfour Infant School | ChathamNew Horizons Children's Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B70/100Stronger figure | D41/100 | |
| Local ranking | 64th of 73 in Medway | 47th of 73 in Medway Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 260 | 631 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 630 | |
| Location | Rochester, ME1 2QT | Chatham, ME4 6NR | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 35.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 3.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 260 | 631 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.1% | 22.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 36.2% | 27.1% | |
| SEN support | 14.2% | 17.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 5.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.9% Stronger figure | 15.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Balfour Infant School
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