Benfieldside Primary School

State-Funded School

benfieldside-primary-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Blaydon and ConsettConstituency

DH8 0JXPostcode

6.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Benfieldside Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 178 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

95%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

178

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

52%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 178
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
11 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
27 Mar 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
18 Dec 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.