Balgowan Primary School
Balgowan Road, Beckenham, BR3 4HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Veysey
- Sponsor
- Nexus Education Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 654
- Pupils on roll
- 632
- URN
- 137216
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086586374
About this school
Balgowan Primary School is a primary academy in Beckenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 632 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Balgowan Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 91 | 88 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 76% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 17% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 91% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 89% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 86% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Balgowan Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bromley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 66.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 622 |
| 2023/24 | 615 |
| 2024/25 | 618 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Balgowan Primary School compares
Balgowan Primary School ranked 36th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.5% | 5.2% | 632 | — |
| Churchfields Primary School | 68% | 5.7% | 13.3% | 480 | 0.3 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Beckenham | 83% | 3.7% | 9.6% | 434 | 0.5 miles |
| Alexandra Infant School | — | 4.1% | 6% | 197 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Kent House | 72% | 4.7% | 33.3% | 394 | 0.7 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green | 97% | 3.5% | 25.7% | 205 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.18%
- English as an additional language
- 20.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.45%
- Persistent absence
- 6.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Churchfields Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham0.5 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Alexandra Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Beckenham
-
Harris Primary Academy Kent House0.7 miles
Primary · London
-
Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green0.7 miles
Primary · Beckenham
Other schools in Beckenham
Balgowan Primary School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Beckenham.
- Alexandra Infant School Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Clare House Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary
- Langley Park Primary School Primary
- Marian Vian Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Unicorn Primary School Primary
- Worsley Bridge Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Beckenham Secondary
- Harris Girls Academy Bromley Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Balgowan Primary School teach?
- Balgowan Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Beckenham.
- Who is the headteacher of Balgowan Primary School?
- The headteacher of Balgowan Primary School is Mrs Maria Veysey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Balgowan Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Balgowan Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Balgowan Primary School?
- Balgowan Primary School has 632 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Balgowan Primary School full?
- Balgowan Primary School has capacity for 654 pupils and 632 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Balgowan Primary School a faith school?
- No. Balgowan Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Balgowan Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Balgowan Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Balgowan Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Balgowan Primary School is part of NEXUS EDUCATION SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Balgowan Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Balgowan Primary School compare with other schools in Bromley?
- Balgowan Primary School ranked 36th of 68 primary schools in Bromley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Balgowan Primary School's absence rate?
- Balgowan Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Balgowan Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Balgowan Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.