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Benfield School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Benfield Road, Walkergate, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE6 4NU · benfield.neat.org.uk · 0191 265 6091
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Newcastle upon Tyne 43.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 819
- 79% of 1,035 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 69.2%
- First language not English
- 39.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Neat Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 159 | 47 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 161 | 61 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 230 | 60 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 196 | 68 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 207 | 161 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.5, and 24% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 43.9, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D (18.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼24.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼43.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼27.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.07 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108526)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.4 | +9.7 |
| Further education | 59.8 | −12.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 3.1 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.9 | −2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 7.2 | +3.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 students | D (18.8) | Below average -0.53 | |
| 20 students | D (18.8) | Below average -0.53 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 37 | C- (26.3) | -0.48 |
| 2016/17 | 41 | D- (15.5) | -0.75 |
| 2015/16 | 29 | C- (26.1) | -0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 23.8 | −0.2 |
| Further education | 23.8 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 33.3 | +9.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.5 | −10.5 |
| Activity not captured | 9.5 | +5.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Benfield School on 7 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jun 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good May 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
38% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 38%
- Replies
- 69
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 59% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (35%) with SEND