SCHOOL PROFILE

Balgowan Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 137216
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 654 Published school capacity
Capacity used 96.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

1 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published 10 July 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bromley
Trust NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 632 632 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 300 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 332 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.3%
20.5 pts below England
School 4.3%
Bromley 14.9%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.5%
5.2 pts above England
School 25.5%
Bromley 16.4%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bromley 0.9%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
60.0%
379
Any other White background
13.9%
88
White and Asian
4.1%
26
Any other Mixed background
3.2%
20
Unclassified
2.7%
17
Indian
2.4%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.9% 126 of 632 pupils
0.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.9%
Bromley 19.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.1% 108 pupils
England 14.8% 2.3 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 47
No specialist assessment yet 22
Specific learning difficulty 20
Social, emotional & mental health 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Moderate learning difficulty 5

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
Bromley 66.7%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Bromley 77.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
Bromley 75.3%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

78.0%

6.0 pts above England

School 78.0%
Bromley 75.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.45%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.77 pts lower than England
School 3.45%
Bromley 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.32 pts lower than England
School 6.49%
Bromley 14.42%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.93%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.88 pts lower than England
School 0.93%
Bromley 1.45%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

96.6% 8.5 pts above England
Balgowan Primary School
96.6%
Bromley
89.8%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information