Benfield School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Benfield Road
 Walkergate
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE6 4NU
Telephone: 0191 265 6091

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Benfield School
Trust: Newcastle East Academy Trust
Sponsor: NEAT Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Anthony Martin (since July 2022 – came from St Aidan's Church of England Academy)
Previous Headteacher: Nicole Gibbon
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 47.8 / 27
Non-teaching Staff*: 20.2
Number of pupils: 969
Pupils Per Teacher: 20.3
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 59.30% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 23.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 36.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Electoral Ward: Walkergate
School Number: 3914480

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 11th May 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Walkergate Community School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Western Community Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  3. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (1.1km) show on map
  4. Ravenswood Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  5. Carville Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Chillingham Road Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  7. Walker Riverside Academy (1.4km) show on map
  8. St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (1.4km) show on map
  9. Sir Charles Parsons School (1.6km) show on map
  10. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (1.7km) show on map
  11. Redesdale Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  12. Jesmond Park Academy (1.9km) show on map
  13. Benton Park Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  14. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  15. Wallsend Jubilee Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  16. Welbeck Academy (2.0km) show on map
  17. Cragside Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Tyneview Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  19. Monkchester Road Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  20. Richardson Dees Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  21. Byker Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  22. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  23. Hotspur Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  24. Beacon Hill School (2.4km) show on map
  25. St Bernadettes Catholic Primary, Wallsend (2.4km) show on map
  26. Burnside College (2.5km) show on map
  27. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (2.6km) show on map
  28. Central Walker Church of England Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  29. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Sc... (2.8km) show on map
  30. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (2.8km) show on map
  31. West Walker Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  32. Wallsend St Peter's CofE Aided Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  33. Balliol Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  34. St Mary's Catholic School (2.8km) show on map
  35. St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy (3.0km) show on map
  36. Percy Hedley Hedleys College (3.1km) show on map
  37. West Jesmond Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  38. Newcastle Preparatory School (3.1km) show on map
  39. St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn (3.1km) show on map
  40. Royal Grammar School (3.2km) show on map
  41. Christ Church CofE Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  42. Newcastle High School for Girls (3.2km) show on map
  43. Northern Counties School (3.3km) show on map
  44. Battle Hill Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  45. Hopespring Newcastle (3.4km) show on map
  46. Longbenton High School (3.4km) show on map
  47. South Gosforth First School (3.4km) show on map
  48. Benton Dene Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  49. Benton Dene School (3.4km) show on map
  50. Groundwork South and North Tyneside (3.5km) show on map
  51. Gateshead College (3.6km) show on map
  52. The Sue Hedley Nursery School (3.6km) show on map
  53. Keelman's Way School (3.6km) show on map
  54. Ivy Road Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  55. Churchill Community College (3.7km) show on map
  56. Hebburn Lakes Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  57. St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  58. Forest Hall Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  59. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School (3.9km) show on map
  60. Hebburn Comprehensive School (3.9km) show on map
  61. Stephenson Memorial Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  62. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (3.9km) show on map
  63. Bede Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  64. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (3.9km) show on map
  65. Toner Avenue Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  66. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw (3.9km) show on map
  67. Bill Quay Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  68. Hadrian Park Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  69. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall (4.1km) show on map
  70. St Joseph's Catholic Academy (4.1km) show on map
  71. Denbigh Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  72. Brandling Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  73. St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn (4.2km) show on map
  74. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  75. Silverdale School (4.3km) show on map
  76. Gosforth Central Middle School (4.4km) show on map
  77. Newcastle School for Boys (4.4km) show on map
  78. The Drive Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  79. Westfield School (4.5km) show on map
  80. North East Futures UTC (4.5km) show on map
  81. Percy Hedley School (4.6km) show on map
  82. Wardley Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  83. Ateres Girls High School (4.6km) show on map
  84. Archibald First School (4.6km) show on map
  85. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (4.6km) show on map
  86. Gosforth East Middle School (4.7km) show on map
  87. Gosforth Junior High Academy (4.7km) show on map
  88. Falla Park Community Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  89. Keser Girls School (4.7km) show on map
  90. Heworth Grange School (4.7km) show on map
  91. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (4.7km) show on map
  92. Tashbar Boys Nursery (4.7km) show on map
  93. Bede Burn Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  94. NHS England (Choices College) (4.7km) show on map
  95. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth (4.8km) show on map
  96. Westmoor Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  97. George Stephenson High School (4.8km) show on map
  98. Holystone Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  99. Keser Torah Boys' School (4.8km) show on map
  100. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
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