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Benfield Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Andrew Dower

location_onBrighton, BN41 1XS

language Visit Website phone 1273916540

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

235

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Benfield Primary School is a Community school primary school in Brighton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 73% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Benfield Primary School is a community school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 235 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #37 of 49 primaries in Brighton and Hove and #11,557 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 16.7%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths50% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA 0.5

-5.1 to -0.3

-1.9

Write

LA -0.7

-4.3 to 0.4

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.8

-6.8 to -2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.3

-1.6 to 2.6

-0.8

Write

LA -0.3

-2.8 to 1.1

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 2.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%

Reading73% LA 76%

Writing78% LA 75%

Maths78% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.6

-2.6 to 1.2

-0.2

Write

LA -0.6

-2 to 1.6

-0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

20 November 2019

Inspection Report

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21 April 2016

Inspection Report

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11 December 2013

Inspection Report

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03 July 2013

Inspection Report

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20 March 2013

Inspection Report

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27 November 2012

Inspection Report

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08 February 2010

Inspection Report

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24 April 2007

Inspection Report

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10 June 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-11

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(4 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 226 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	226	5	2.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	4	1.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	228	6	2.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	238	4	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	235	2	0.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	241	5	2.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	228	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	226	7	3.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	258	10	3.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	256	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	259	13	5.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	258	1	0.4%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	258	6	2.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	259	7	2.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	242	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	249	4	1.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	243	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	253	4	1.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	261	4	1.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	254	6	2.4%	0.5%