Benfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Brighton and Hove
255 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, BN41 1XS
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
20.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
209
Capacity used
Has space52%
405 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
30 of 31 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
83
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 31 | 30 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 28 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 83 | 30 | 36% |
Brighton and Hove lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (2 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
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Clara Daly
- Address
- 255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XS
- Phone
- 01273916540
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Ward / constituency
- South Portslade · Hove and Portslade
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151063
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
209 pupils · 405 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 19
21 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 202 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 50% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 4% | 8% |
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 Brighton and Hove council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
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.