Benfield Primary School
About the school
Benfield Primary School is an open primary school in Brighton and Hove.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 November 2019
- Published
- 17 December 2019
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 50%
- Brighton and Hove
- 60%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 4%
- Brighton and Hove
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 67%
- Brighton and Hove
- 76%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 63%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 75%
- Brighton and Hove
- 71%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 33%
- Brighton and Hove
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 75%
- Brighton and Hove
- 85%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Brighton and Hove
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Brighton and Hove
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 104
- Brighton and Hove
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
211
Girls
58.29%
Boys
41.71%
SEN support
19.43%
Education, health and care plan
6.16%
English as an additional language
19.40%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
36.97%
Overall absence
6.84
Persistent absence
20.3