Benfield School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Newcastle upon Tyne
Benfield Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
85.7%
37.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
819
Capacity used
Has space79%
1,035 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
61 of 61 families who put it first got an offer
161
Places offered
336
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 61 | 61 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 156 | 35 | ● 22% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 9 | ● 13% |
| 4th preference | 50 | 3 | ● 6% |
| Total | 336 | 108 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Newcastle upon Tyne lets families list 4 preferences. 15 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Anthony Martin
- Address
- Benfield Road, Walkergate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NU
- Phone
- 01912656091
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Ward / constituency
- Walkergate · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144271
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 69% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: NEAT ACADEMY TRUST
819 pupils · 1,035 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 975 pupils
Attendance
85.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
14.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
10.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 32.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -1.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 26% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.03 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 33.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 24% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 43.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.07 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 183 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 20.29 | 35 |
| Average grade | D | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 14 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 174 | 11% | 32% | 56% | |
| English Language | 174 | 11% | 29% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 174 | 10% | 36% | 50% | |
| Combined Science | 155 | 5% | 18% | 36% | |
| Social Studies | 120 | 1% | 3% | 11% | |
| Geography | 88 | 6% | 19% | 30% | |
| History | 82 | 12% | 28% | 37% | |
| Spanish | 43 | 28% | 74% | 88% | |
| Art and Design | 43 | 0% | 19% | 35% | |
| Computer Science | 40 | 3% | 15% | 18% | |
| Biology | 17 | 47% | 82% | 94% | |
| Physics | 17 | 53% | 71% | 88% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Newcastle upon Tyne council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.