Benfield Primary School
255 Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, BN41 1XS
209 pupils · 52% of 405 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 November 2019, published 17 December 2019. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 4% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 10 | 9 | 76 | 9 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 83 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Brackenbury Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Peter Gladwin Primary School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Goldstone Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hove Junior School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.