Benfieldside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 10 2022 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
32.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage0.3
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes22.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.3
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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