Benington Church of England Primary School

Benington Church of England Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status from previous inspections. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils are proud to attend and are encouraged to do their best. Pupils engage in diverse curricular activities, including leadership roles and field trips, enhancing their personal and social development. The school has good support structures in place, ensuring that pupils feel safe and valued, which contributes to strong attendance and positive behavior.

Strengths

• Pupils behave well and show respect towards each other and staff.
• The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum, particularly for those with SEND.
• Teachers have secure subject knowledge and adapt tasks skillfully for all pupils.
• Pupils develop into enthusiastic readers with access to a well-stocked library.
• The school has high expectations for pupil conduct and engagement in lessons.
• There are strong relationships between staff and pupils, promoting a supportive environment.

Areas for Improvement

• The curriculum in some subjects, which are newly introduced, needs further embedding to ensure comprehensive knowledge acquisition.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Benington Church of England Primary School attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Benington Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Benington Church of England Primary School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.3% of pupils at Benington Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Benington Church of England Primary School received £8,597 and spent £8,818 for each of its 94 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £103,000 (£1,101 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Benington Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Benington Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Benington Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Benington Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Benington Church of England Primary School have?

Benington Church of England Primary School has 94 pupils on roll.

What age range does Benington Church of England Primary School cover?

Benington Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Benington Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Benington Church of England Primary School?

Benington Church of England Primary School is at Walkern Road, Benington, Benington Primary School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 7LP.