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
- Website
- www.bentonparkprimary.co.uk
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
- 7.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAbove average2.5
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 44
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
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 |