Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

Benington Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
94Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117389URN

Walkern Road, Benington, Benington Primary School, Stevenage, SG2 7LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

28 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

11 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 November 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

28 applications · 13 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	28	2.2	11	0.85
Sep 2025	16	45	2.8	18	1.13
Sep 2024	13	32	2.5	12	0.92
Sep 2023	10	25	2.5	10	1.00
Sep 2022	16	38	2.4	16	1.00
Sep 2021	10	29	2.9	9	0.90
Sep 2020	14	28	2.0	12	0.86
Sep 2019	16	36	2.3	16	1.00
Sep 2018	16	38	2.4	15	0.94
Sep 2017	16	39	2.4	17	1.06
Sep 2016	16	47	2.9	19	1.19
Sep 2015	16	55	3.4	17	1.06
Sep 2014	17	67	3.9	23	1.35

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 88% · Maths 88% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%30th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	82%	6%	105	105
2023/24	18%	0%	100	103
2022/23	90%	20%	104	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Benington Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Walkern Primary School
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School
2.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

4.0applications per place
Ashtree Primary Academy
3.6 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place
Featherstone Wood Primary School
3.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
4.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
4.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117389 · 919/3009
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 112 pupils · 94 on roll
Free school meals: 5.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Walkern Road, Benington, Benington Primary School, Stevenage, SG2 7LP
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources