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Benfield Primary School

255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1XS

Local ranking38th of 46 primary schools in Brighton and Hove
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

405

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Benfield Primary School (URN 114412) since 1 September 2024. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
50.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
4.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
67.0%
Writing (Expected)
63.0%
Maths (Expected)
71.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
102.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
24

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
211
Boys
88 (42%)
Girls
123 (58%)
Capacity
405 (52% full)
SEND
25.6%
FSM Eligible
37.0%
EAL
19.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.2%
SEN Support
19.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.3
Budget per Pupil
£8,649/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
20.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 61.7%
  • White Other: 8.1%
  • Mixed Other: 4.8%
  • Asian Other: 4.3%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 3.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.9%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 2.9%

61.7%

White British

8.1%

White Other

4.8%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
151063
UKPRN
10095792
Establishment No.
2080
Trust
THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS

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