Benfield Primary School | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

211

Pupils · 2024/25

19%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

211

Pupils · 2024/25

19%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

211

Pupils · 2024/25

19%

EAL · 2024/25

20%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/11/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBrighton and Hove

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Benfield Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2024/25

RWM expected standard

50%

50%50%50%

'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

4%4%4%

'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

13%

Writing expected standard

63%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

71%

Maths higher standard

25%

Science expected standard

75%

SPAG expected standard

75%

SPAG higher standard

33%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

211

Pupil : teacher ratio

21.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

19%

FSM eligible

37%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

20%

Contact

Address

255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XS

Local authority

Brighton and Hove

Website

www.benfield.brighton-hove.dbprimary.com/

Telephone

01273916540

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	4%	67%	13%	63%	4%	71%	25%	75%	75%	102.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	26%	211

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	211	17.1	26%	19%	37%	7%	20%