Benton Dene Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 15 2012 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
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108604
- Address
- Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, NE12 8FD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 467 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 86.9%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 2.1%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 65%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Benton Dene Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 74
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 33 18 15 |
| Reception, Part-time | 10 4 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 49 24 25 |
| Year 1 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 3 | 61 38 23 |
| Year 4 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 5 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 6 | 59 36 23 |