# Benfield School

Benfield School is a secondary school in Newcastle upon Tyne, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 819 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E144271. [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 819
- Council: Newcastle upon Tyne
- URN: 144271

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 May 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Benfield School was 31.8, against 43.8 in Newcastle upon Tyne and 46.2 in England.
24.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Newcastle upon Tyne | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 31.8 | 43.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24.3% | 45.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 41.1% | 61.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 185 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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.

- [Walkergate Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walkergate-community-school-e144273): 700 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Western Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/western-community-primary-school-e133384): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ravenswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ravenswood-primary-school-e108475): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-walker-e148447): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sir Charles Parsons School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-charles-parsons-school-e131987): 1.3 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, July 2024
- [Walker Riverside Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walker-riverside-academy-e145528): 1.3 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 37.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/144271)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144271)

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/benfield-school-e144271