Benfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unique reference
- 144271
- Address
- Benfield Road, Walkergate, NE6 4NU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 920 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 37.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.4%
- Persistent absence
- 34.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.8%
White British 57.5%
African 12.8%
Other 6.7%
Other White 5.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other Black 3%
Pakistani 2.1%
Chinese 1.3%
Indian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.5
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.07
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 5 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 120 |
Admissions
Benfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 15
Offers
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 98 82 |
| Year 8 | 174 88 86 |
| Year 9 | 181 97 84 |
| Year 10 | 198 103 95 |
| Year 11 | 187 91 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 39.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 5.1% 3.0% |