Benfield School is a secondary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 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 07/05/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.1%, which is 4.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Benfield Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
Website: www.benfield-school.co.uk
Telephone: 01912656091
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Newcastle upon Tyne
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Carr
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144271

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1214
Number of Pupils: 977
Number of Boys: 501
Number of Girls: 476

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.57 Confidence interval -0.81 to -0.33
Of the 113 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 109 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:2%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:81%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Monkchester Road Nursery School
Monkchester Road , Walker NE6 2LJ 		4out of 4 2,309 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walkergate Community School
Sutton Street , Walkergate NE6 4SD 		3out of 4 764 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Western Community Primary School
Rutland Road , NE28 8QL 		4out of 4 1,175 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ravenswood Primary School
Ravenswood Road , Heaton NE6 5TU 		3out of 4 1,262 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4HQ 		- not rated 1,292 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Station Road , NE28 8EN 		3out of 4 1,463 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW 		3out of 4 1,461 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Jesmond Park Academy
Jesmond Park West , NE7 7DP 		1out of 4 2,121 yd Academy sponsor led - Mixed More About School
Burnside College
St Peter's Road , NE28 7LQ 		2out of 4 2,805 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Catholic School
Benton Park Road , NE7 7PE 		4out of 4 3,192 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Charles Parsons School
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4ED 		4out of 4 1,413 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW 		3out of 4 2,644 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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