Benton Park School

Harrogate Road, Rawdon, Leeds, LS19 6LX

Secondary

Phase

1680

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 July 2025 and continues as Benton Park School (URN 151762) (opened 1 August 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 45.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 44.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 64.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 25.7% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 3.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 226

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 91.0%
Continued in education: 82.0%
Apprenticeships: 7.0%
Employment: 3.0%
Not sustained: 4.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 93.0%
Higher education: 60.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 24.0%
Not sustained: 2.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

32.5

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

33.6

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 8.5% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 28.8
16-18 Cohort: 164

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1488
Boys: 752 (51%)
Girls: 736 (49%)
Capacity: 1680 (89% full)
SEND: 11.5%
FSM Eligible: 17.7%
EAL: 6.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 1.6%
SEN Support: 9.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 15.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 98.4
Budget per Pupil: £8,255/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 19.2% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 83.3%
White Other: 2.9%
Asian Pakistani: 2.6%
Mixed Other: 2.0%
Asian Indian: 2.0%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.8%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
Asian Other: 1.0%

83.3%

White British

2.9%

White Other

2.6%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

secretary@bentonpark.net

Harrogate Road

Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN: 108083
UKPRN: 10000649
Establishment No.: 4106

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