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EnglandNorth EastNewcastle upon TyneNE7 7SSBenton Park Primary School
Primary

Benton Park Primary School

Primary

Newcastle upon Tyne · Newcastle-upon-Tyne · NE7 7SS www.bentonparkprimary.co.uk

Pupils
462
cap. 458
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
462
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
462
Pupils · 2024/25
21%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 24/06/2015

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Benton Park Primary School · Primary · Newcastle upon Tyne

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
+12pp
79%72%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
11%
+1pp
21%12%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
462
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
21%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Corchester Walk, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7SS
Local authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
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
2024/2579%11%84%46%86%12%88%39%88%72%107.0106.0105.018%462
2023/2467%10%86%48%78%17%74%24%81%76%108.0105.0106.016%456
2022/2373%7%85%39%76%14%85%24%85%69%107.0105.0105.0+3.10+1.40+2.5016%459
2018/1979%21%85%47%87%23%87%47%96%83%108.0107.0107.0+3.70+1.40+2.3014%440
2017/1864%2%75%16%89%16%77%16%89%77%105.0103.0105.0-0.80+0.30-0.9014%420
2016/1770%9%84%35%81%16%77%21%84%81%106.0104.0104.0+4.40+1.40+1.7013%403

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
2024/2546221.618%21%12%4%5%
2023/2445622.716%20%10%4%10%
2022/2345922.916%20%13%5%8%
2021/2244323.016%19%15%4%5%
2020/2144520.914%20%16%
2018/1944022.014%17%17%4%10%
2017/1842023.814%16%16%4%11%
2016/1740321.913%15%16%4%12%

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