Benton House School
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Benton, NE7 7XE
- Distance
- 1.1km away
Benton Dene School
Hailsham Avenue, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8FD
Ofsted: Good
Independent
Phase
—
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 132
- Boys
- 103 (78%)
- Girls
- 29 (22%)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 49.2%
- EAL
- 5.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £25,181/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.8%
- White Other: 3.0%
- Black African: 2.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Mixed Other: 0.8%
87.8%
White British
3.0%
White Other
2.3%
Black African
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Hailsham Avenue
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 108655
- UKPRN
- 10077003
- Establishment No.
- 7004
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
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