Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 0JX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Addison
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 357
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 114045
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207591369
About this school
Benfieldside Primary School is a community primary school in Consett. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Benfieldside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 36 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 67% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 85% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 78% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 67% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Benfieldside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 227 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Benfieldside Primary School compares
Benfieldside Primary School ranked 141st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 8.1% | 59.8% | 178 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill | 67% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| Shotley Bridge Primary School | 59% | 3.9% | 10.7% | 344 | 0.7 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | 52% | 4.1% | 22.2% | 372 | 1.0 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 38% | 6.8% | 43.8% | 179 | 1.1 miles |
| Consett Infant School | — | 5.4% | 21.7% | 153 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 59.76%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.05%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill0.4 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Shotley Bridge Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Consett
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett1.0 miles
Primary · Consett
-
The Grove Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Consett Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Consett
Other schools in Consett
Benfieldside Primary School ranks 6th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Consett.
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School Primary
- Castleside Primary School Primary
- Consett Infant School Primary
- Consett Junior School Primary
- Delves Lane Primary School Primary
- Ebchester CofE Primary School Primary
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site Primary
- Moorside Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Primary
- Shotley Bridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Benfieldside Primary School teach?
- Benfieldside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Consett.
- Who is the headteacher of Benfieldside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Benfieldside Primary School is Mrs C Addison, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Benfieldside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Benfieldside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Benfieldside Primary School?
- Benfieldside Primary School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Benfieldside Primary School full?
- Benfieldside Primary School has capacity for 357 pupils and 178 on roll (50%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Benfieldside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Benfieldside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Benfieldside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Benfieldside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Benfieldside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Benfieldside Primary School compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Benfieldside Primary School ranked 141st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Benfieldside Primary School's absence rate?
- Benfieldside Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Benfieldside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Benfieldside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.