Benfield Primary School is a primary school located in Brighton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/04/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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255 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton

School Information

Address: 255 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, BN41 1XS
Website: www.benfield.brighton-hove.dbprimary.com/
Telephone: 01273294950
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Dower
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114412

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 256
Number of Boys: 124
Number of Girls: 132

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.1
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Benfield Primary School
255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade BN41 1XS
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Brackenbury Primary School
Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA
582 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Nicolas CofE Primary School
Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA
638 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Church Road, Portslade BN41 1LB
729 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's Community Primary School
St Peter's Road, Portslade-By-Sea BN41 1LS
914 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Portslade BN41 2WS
2,008 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN
2,327 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW
2,348 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4King's School
Hangleton Way, BN3 8BN
2,418 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Shoreham Academy
Kingston Lane, BN43 6YT
2,767 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedDeepdene School
195 New Church Road, BN3 4ED
787 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hill Park School
Foredown Road, Portslade BN41 2FU
1,096 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue, BN3 5HD
1,659 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Christopher's School
33 New Church Road, BN3 4AD
2,217 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBrighton and Hove Clinic School
14-18 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4FH
2,473 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.