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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Benfieldside Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Consett (County Durham).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
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not published
Pupil : Teacher
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not published
Free school meals (register)
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not published
Capacity
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not recorded

Governing body (8 current, 0 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Chris NeilChair of Local Governing BodyElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Claire KerryLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Kris ArmstrongLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Headteacher Caroline Addison Confirmed same personLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Paul DixonLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr CJ RauchLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Miss Rebecca CaffreyLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Miss Christine SandersonLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record

About the school

URN
152602
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2026
Website
www.benfieldsideprimary.co.uk
Telephone
01207591369