Benton Dene Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.76 miles
Published by North Tyneside Council · offers on 16 April 2025
Benton Dene Primary School is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Tyneside for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 9 July 2024. North Tyneside has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 entry.
Benton Dene Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 0.76 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For 2025 Reception entry, the last child offered a place lived 0.76 miles away, the 9th shortest of 55 North Tyneside primary schools with a published last distance.
- There were 75 first-choice applications for 59 offers for 2026 Reception entry; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Tyneside schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hailsham Avenue, Longbenton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 8FD
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Pupils on roll
- 466 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 9 July 2024
Strengths
- “Everyone is valued in this welcoming and inspiring school.”
- “Staff set the highest of expectations for behaviour and learning.”
- “Staff care for pupils and pupils trust staff to help them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 75 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Tyneside.
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle 0.4 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Balliol Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Westmoor Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ivy Road Primary School 0.8 mi Inadequate Last distance published
- Forest Hall Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grasmere Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published