Benton Dene School

State-Funded School

benton-dene-school-north-tyneside-north-east

North EastRegion

North TynesideLocal Authority

Newcastle upon Tyne NorthConstituency

NE12 8FDPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Benton Dene School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in North Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 139 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 0%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 101
Maths score: 95

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

139

Total Pupils

73%Boys

27%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

49%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 139
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 3 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 May 2017	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.