# Benfield Primary School

Benfield 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.

Primary school. Code E151063. [Brighton and Hove](https://openindex.co.uk/brighton-and-hove)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: Brighton and Hove
- URN: 151063

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2019
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 21 November 2019
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Brackenbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brackenbury-primary-school-e114413): 530 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Nicolas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-cofe-primary-school-e114560): 580 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e114570): 670 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hove Micro-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hove-micro-school-e150990): 790 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Peter Gladwin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-gladwin-primary-school-e114443): 980 m. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hill Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-park-school-e114687): 1 km. Special. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/151063)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151063)

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