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Benfield Primary School

Community school · Brighton · BN41 1XS

Ages 4–11 · 228 pupils · Brighton and Hove

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

6.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)51%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.0%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
220

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

28

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

28

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
9
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill56%

228 pupils · 405 places

Pupils on roll
228
Boys / girls
102 / 126
School capacity
405
Capacity fill
228 / 405 (56%)
Free school meals
39%
FSM pupils
89
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Dower

Location

Address
255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade
Postcode
BN41 1XS
Town
Brighton
County
East Sussex
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
District
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Hove and Portslade
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, 228 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 39%.

Open schools in Brighton
63
Primary schools in Brighton
40
Academies among open schools in Brighton
13% (8)
Open schools in BN41
8
Primary in BN41
6
Open schools in Brighton and Hove LA
83
Primary in Brighton and Hove LA
48

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BrightonNear BN41

  • Benfield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 1XS · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM39.2%

    0.0 miles away

  • Brackenbury Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 2LA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 5–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand0.93

    0.3 miles away

  • St Nicolas CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 2LA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM18.0%
    • Demand0.94

    0.4 miles away

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 1LB · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM26.9%
    • Demand0.91

    0.4 miles away

  • Peter Gladwin Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Brighton · BN41 2PA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM22.1%
    • Demand1.03

    0.6 miles away

  • Goldstone Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 7JW · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 4–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM19.2%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

  • Hove Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 5JA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 7–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM23.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • West Hove Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Hove · BN3 5JA · Brighton and Hove

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM13.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Dower

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