Benfieldside Primary School, Consett
Benfieldside Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Consett, part of Stanley Learning Partnership.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Benfieldside Primary School in detail
Results
Benfieldside Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 114045), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Benfieldside Primary School
Across County Durham, 97% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in County Durham lodged 38 appeals against primary school offers; 25 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (20% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Benfieldside Primary School are Benfieldside Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Requires improvement, 72% reading, 66% maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill (0.4 miles, 78% reading, 81% maths); Shotley Bridge Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 75% maths); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett (1 mile, 70% reading, 60% maths).
Benfieldside Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, BlackhillShotley Bridge Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
The trust
Benfieldside Primary School is one of 11 schools run by Stanley Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Benfieldside Primary School.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Old Post Office (s-bound), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 129 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in County Durham (84), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Benfieldside Primary School are Consett Academy (1 mile) and Hassockfield Secure Training Centre (1.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Benfieldside Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Benfieldside Primary School (URN 114045), it was rated Requires Improvement in February 2022. See Benfieldside Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Benfieldside Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114045). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 85% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 78% to 66% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 67% to 62% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Benfieldside Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Benfieldside Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Benfieldside Primary School is in County Durham; for families living there:
- County Durham's school travel policy: School transport policies and strategies
- How to apply: Apply for free home to school travel
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Benfieldside Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114045). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 | 41 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28 | 22 | 50 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 20 | 54 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | 52 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 | 44 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 22 | 42 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 30 | 26 | 49 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Consett
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Consett
Across County Durham council
Places available
6,581
Applications
4,409
Got 1st preference
97.3%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across County Durham council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Benfieldside Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 114045). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
8.1%
Overall absence
28.6%
Persistent absence
154
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Benfieldside Primary School
Questions parents ask about Benfieldside Primary School
Are there exam results for Benfieldside Primary School?
Benfieldside Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 114045), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Benfieldside Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Benfieldside Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Benfieldside Primary School (URN 114045), it was rated Requires Improvement in February 2022.
What is the catchment area for Benfieldside Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Benfieldside Primary School is oversubscribed, County Durham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Benfieldside Primary School?
Apply through County Durham's coordinated admissions process, naming Benfieldside Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Benfieldside Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in County Durham is 5 (the median across 280 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Benfieldside Primary School?
Benfieldside Primary School is at Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0JX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)