Benthal Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 20 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Unique reference
- 100260
- Address
- Benthal Road, Hackney, N16 7AU
- Website
- www.benthal.hackney.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 261 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 55.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 31.4%
African 18.8%
Other White 14.2%
Mixed 10.7%
Other 10.3%
Bangladeshi 9.2%
Caribbean 7.7%
Pakistani 7.3%
Indian 6.1%
Other Black 5%
Other Asian 4.2%
Irish Traveller 3.8%
White British 2.3%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsAverage1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 76%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 29%
Local authority average 16%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Benthal Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 23
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 1, Part-time | 7 6 1 |
| Early Years 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 4 2 2 |
| Early Years 2, Full-time | 2 0 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 3 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 25 14 11 |
| Year 1 | 34 14 20 |
| Year 2 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 3 | 31 15 16 |
| Year 4 | 36 24 12 |
| Year 5 | 41 18 23 |
| Year 6 | 29 17 12 |