Benfield School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Benfield School
Address: Benfield Road, Walkergate
Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE6 4NU
Telephone Number: 01912 656091
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
Trust: Neat Academy Trust
Sponsor: Neat Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Anthony Martin
Capacity: 1035
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 819 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 79% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 69.2%

SEN Provisions

  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • PD - Physical Disability

Location and administration

URN: 144271
DfE Number: 391/4480
UKPRN: 10063847
UPRN: 4510099119
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Newcastle upon Tyne (E08000021)
Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend (E14001378)
Electoral Ward: Walkergate (E05011459)

Easting & Northing: 428294E, 566235N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 59' 25.95" N 1° 33' 33.09" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXCRR+68

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Walkergate Community School (0.7km)
  2. Western Community Primary School (1.1km)
  3. Ravenswood Primary School (1.2km)
  4. St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Walker (1.2km)
  5. Sir Charles Parsons School (1.3km)
  6. Walker Riverside Academy (1.3km)
  7. St Columba's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend (1.3km)
  8. Chillingham Road Primary School (1.4km)
  9. Carville Academy (1.4km)
  10. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton (1.6km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Miss Oluwabukolami Adeyemi - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 May 2026.
  • Mr Shavaiz Fraz Ahmad - Local Governor. Appointed on 8 June 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 June 2027.
  • Mr Shah Yaseen Ali - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2025.
  • Mr Philip Anderson - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 5 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 March 2026.
  • Mr Philip Anderson - Local Governor. Appointed on 5 July 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 March 2026.
  • Mrs Deborah Bailey - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 March 2027.
  • Mr Ahmad Barkat - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 December 2025.
  • Mr Alexander Burdon - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 15 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 May 2030.
  • Mr Alexander Burdon - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 May 2030.
  • Mr Shaun Cairns - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 May 2024 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 November 2025.
  • Mr Connor Campbell - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 April 2026.
  • Lynne Elizabeth Cope - Local Governor. Appointed on 26 January 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 July 2026.
  • Miss Susan Currey - Local Governor. Appointed on 4 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 December 2027.
  • Mrs Carole Ann Day - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 May 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 8 May 2030.
  • Mrs Sarah-Jane Flaherty - Local Governor. Appointed on 15 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 14 October 2029.
  • Mr Anthony Martin - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Ms Madelaine Rourke - Local Governor. Appointed on 6 January 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 January 2030.
  • Mr Alan Paul Snoddy - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 December 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 10 December 2029.
  • Mr Hamdi Torun - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 July 2026.
  • Mr Taylor Turner - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 November 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
  • Mr Neil Jonathan Walker - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 February 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 February 2029.