Benfieldside Primary School
Primary school in Consett, Durham. Good (Jun 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 25 June 2024, report published 11 September 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Benfieldside Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Benfieldside Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around June 2028
The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 0.7 milesShotley Bridge Primary School
School remains Good (Oct 2023)
- 1.0 milesSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 1.1 milesThe Grove Primary School
Good (Jan 2023)
- 1.1 milesConsett Infant School
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.