Benfield Primary School
Primary schoolBenfield Primary School is a primary school in Brighton and Hove, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2019
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 21 November 2019
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Benfield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Brighton and Hove and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Brighton and Hove | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Brackenbury Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)530 m
- St Nicolas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)670 m
- Hove Micro-SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file790 m
- Peter Gladwin Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Hill Park SchoolSpecial. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Brighton and Hove
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).