Benfieldside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 25 2024 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
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 114045
- Address
- Moorlands, Blackhill, DH8 0JX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 211 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.8%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 90%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 1.9%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.9%
Other Black 0.9%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 64%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Benfieldside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 16
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 16
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 12 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 5 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 17 7 10 |
| Year 1 | 27 15 12 |
| Year 2 | 20 9 11 |
| Year 3 | 36 19 17 |
| Year 4 | 24 16 8 |
| Year 5 | 27 13 14 |
| Year 6 | 27 12 15 |