Benton Park Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 25 2015 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
Newcastle upon Tyne
Unique reference
108459
Address
Corchester Walk, NE7 7SS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
456 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
20.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.6%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 63.2%
Indian 8.1%
Other Asian 7.5%
Other 7.2%
Mixed 4%
Other White 3.1%
Chinese 2.2%
Pakistani 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
African 1.1%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAbove average2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Benton Park Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
79
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
35
From another Local Authority
44
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
31
15
16
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
5
7
Reception, Full-time
59
36
23
Year 1
60
25
35
Year 2
61
26
35
Year 3
58
34
24
Year 4
58
25
33
Year 5
59
32
27
Year 6
58
31
27
Year 2023-2024

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