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EnglandNorth EastCounty DurhamDH8 0JXBenfieldside Primary School
Primary

Benfieldside Primary School

Primary

County Durham · Consett · DH8 0JX www.benfieldsideprimary.co.uk

Pupils
196
cap. 357
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
52%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCounty Durham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Benfieldside Primary School · Primary · County Durham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
52%
-15pp
68%57%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 52%
RWM higher standard
7%
+3pp
9%6%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
17%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
196
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
60%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
29%

Contact

Address
Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 0JX
Local authority
County Durham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2552%7%72%17%62%10%66%21%83%76%102.0103.0102.019%196
2023/2467%4%85%22%67%7%78%26%81%67%105.0105.0103.017%211
2022/2364%6%83%33%78%8%81%17%89%69%107.0104.0104.0+1.50-0.10+0.3016%227
2018/1968%9%79%21%82%18%88%21%76%85%105.0106.0105.0+2.10+1.80+2.9012%253
2017/1846%3%51%14%78%16%62%5%84%59%100.0101.0101.0-4.40+0.10-2.3014%269
2016/1757%7%57%18%75%14%79%25%82%79%101.0104.0106.0+1.10+4.00+4.5013%279

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519616.419%8%60%8%29%
2023/2421114.817%6%60%10%32%
2022/2322717.516%6%63%9%32%
2021/2223718.121%8%63%9%32%
2020/2123617.017%9%53%
2018/1925317.612%8%52%6%13%
2017/1826920.214%5%53%5%13%
2016/1727919.013%5%55%6%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.