Benton Park Primary School
Foundation primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Newcastle upon Tyne).
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Nearby schools
nearest first49 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Cragside Primary School, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cragside Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.4 mi | Primary | 410 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Benton House SchoolOther independent special | 0.5 mi | Special | 25 | - |
| Balliol Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.6 mi | Primary | 157 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,462 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Jesmond Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 2,092 | Good, 2022 |
| St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided)Voluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2013) |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, NewcastleAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 230 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2012, previous school) |
| Ravenswood Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.8 mi | Primary | 598 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Hopespring NewcastleOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 14 | - |
| Percy Hedley Hedleys CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.1 mi | Special | - | - |
| Longbenton High SchoolFoundation | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 995 | Good, 2022 |
| South Gosforth First SchoolFoundation | 1.1 mi | Primary | 325 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Feb 2012) |
| Redesdale Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.2 mi | Primary | 324 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Benton Dene Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.2 mi | Primary | 466 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Benton Dene SchoolFoundation special | 1.2 mi | Special | 139 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2017) |
| Benfield SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 819 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3 |
| Archbishop Runcie CofE First SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 164 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Chillingham Road Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.3 mi | Primary | 242 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Wallsend Jubilee Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 401 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| West Jesmond Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.4 mi | Primary | 605 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, HeatonAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 208 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 162 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Walkergate Community SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 616 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2014, previous school) |
| St Columba's Catholic Primary School, WallsendAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 190 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Western Community Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.6 mi | Primary | 440 | Good, 2024 |
| Northern Counties SchoolNon-maintained special | 1.6 mi | Special | 89 | Good, 2024 |
| Forest Hall Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.6 mi | Primary | 148 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Ivy Road Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.6 mi | Primary | 115 | Inadequate, 2024 |
| Gosforth Central Middle SchoolFoundation | 1.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 600 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2015) |
| Newcastle High School for Girls GDSTOther independent | 1.6 mi | Independent | 660 | - |
| The Newcastle SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 298 | - |
| St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest HallAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 208 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Hotspur Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Primary | 440 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Newcastle Preparatory SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 241 | - |
| Gosforth East Middle SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 557 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2017) |
| Beacon Hill SchoolFoundation special | 1.8 mi | Special | 244 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017) |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary, WallsendAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 330 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2013, previous school) |
| Royal Grammar SchoolOther independent | 1.8 mi | Independent | 1,332 | - |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, GosforthAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 209 | Good, 2022 |
| Archibald First SchoolFoundation | 1.8 mi | Primary | 332 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Gosforth Junior High AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 695 | Good, 2023 |
| NHS Choices CollegeSpecial post 16 institution | 1.9 mi | Special | - | - |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, WalkerAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2017, previous school) |
| Gosforth AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,925 | Good, 2022 |
| Gosforth Park First SchoolFoundation | 1.9 mi | Primary | 299 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Carville AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | - | - |
| Westfield SchoolOther independent | 2.0 mi | Independent | 170 | - |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 221 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2017, previous school) |
| Percy Hedley SchoolNon-maintained special | 2.0 mi | Special | 157 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 40
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