Benfield School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Benfield Road
 Walkergate
 Newcastle-upon-Tyne
 Tyne and Wear NE6 4NU
Telephone: 0191 265 6091

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
History: This school arose from Benfield School
Trust: NEAT Academy Trust
Sponsor: NEAT Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Anthony Martin (since July 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Nicole Gibbon
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 59.08 / 33.6
Non-teaching Staff*: 62.48
Number of pupils: 920
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.6
Sex: Mixed (52% boys / 48% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 65.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 35.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 23.6% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 42.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 4.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Electoral Ward: Walkergate
School Number: 3914480

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 7th May 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Walkergate Community School (0.6km) show on map
  2. Western Community Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  3. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (1.1km) show on map
  4. Ravenswood Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  5. Carville Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Chillingham Road Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  7. Walker Riverside Academy (1.4km) show on map
  8. St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (1.4km) show on map
  9. Sir Charles Parsons School (1.6km) show on map
  10. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (1.7km) show on map
  11. Redesdale Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  12. Jesmond Park Academy (1.9km) show on map
  13. Benton Park Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  14. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  15. Wallsend Jubilee Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  16. Welbeck Academy (2.0km) show on map
  17. Cragside Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  18. Tyneview Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  19. Monkchester Road Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  20. Richardson Dees Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  21. Byker Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  22. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  23. Hotspur Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  24. Beacon Hill School (2.4km) show on map
  25. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, Wallsend (2.4km) show on map
  26. Benton House School (2.4km) show on map
  27. Burnside College (2.5km) show on map
  28. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (2.6km) show on map
  29. Central Walker Church of England Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  30. St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Sc... (2.8km) show on map
  31. St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle (2.8km) show on map
  32. West Walker Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  33. St Peter's Church of England Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  34. Balliol Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  35. St Mary's Catholic School (2.8km) show on map
  36. St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy (3.0km) show on map
  37. Percy Hedley Hedleys College (3.1km) show on map
  38. West Jesmond Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  39. Newcastle Preparatory School (3.1km) show on map
  40. St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn (3.1km) show on map
  41. Royal Grammar School (3.2km) show on map
  42. Christ Church CofE Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  43. Newcastle High School for Girls GDST (3.2km) show on map
  44. Northern Counties School (3.3km) show on map
  45. Battle Hill Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  46. Hopespring Newcastle (3.4km) show on map
  47. Longbenton High School (3.4km) show on map
  48. South Gosforth First School (3.4km) show on map
  49. Benton Dene Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  50. Benton Dene School (3.4km) show on map
  51. Groundwork South and North Tyneside (3.5km) show on map
  52. Gateshead College (3.6km) show on map
  53. The Sue Hedley Nursery School (3.6km) show on map
  54. Keelman's Way School (3.6km) show on map
  55. Ivy Road Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  56. Churchill Community College (3.7km) show on map
  57. Hebburn Lakes Primary School (3.8km) show on map
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  59. Forest Hall Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  60. Archbishop Runcie CofE First School (3.9km) show on map
  61. Hebburn Comprehensive School (3.9km) show on map
  62. Stephenson Memorial Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  63. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (3.9km) show on map
  64. Bede Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  65. St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (3.9km) show on map
  66. Toner Avenue Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  67. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw (3.9km) show on map
  68. Bill Quay Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  69. Hadrian Park Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  70. St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall (4.1km) show on map
  71. St Joseph's Catholic Academy (4.1km) show on map
  72. Denbigh Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  73. Brandling Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  74. St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn (4.2km) show on map
  75. The Gateshead Cheder Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  76. Silverdale School (4.3km) show on map
  77. Gosforth Central Middle School (4.4km) show on map
  78. Newcastle School for Boys (4.4km) show on map
  79. The Drive Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  80. Westfield School (4.5km) show on map
  81. North East Futures UTC (4.5km) show on map
  82. Percy Hedley School (4.6km) show on map
  83. Wardley Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  84. Ateres Girls High School (4.6km) show on map
  85. Archibald First School (4.6km) show on map
  86. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead (4.6km) show on map
  87. Gosforth East Middle School (4.7km) show on map
  88. Gosforth Junior High Academy (4.7km) show on map
  89. Falla Park Community Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  90. Keser Girls School (4.7km) show on map
  91. Heworth Grange School (4.7km) show on map
  92. Gateshead Jewish Nursery School (4.7km) show on map
  93. Bede Burn Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  94. NHS England (Choices College) (4.7km) show on map
  95. St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth (4.8km) show on map
  96. Westmoor Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  97. George Stephenson High School (4.8km) show on map
  98. Holystone Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  99. Keser Torah Boys' School (4.8km) show on map
  100. Our Lady and St Anne's Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
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