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Bentham Community Primary School

North Yorkshire, LA2 7BPPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2022
KS2 Results
52%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Oversubscribed
24 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
#10,145
of 13,686 nationally

About Bentham Community Primary School

Bentham Community Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary in the North Yorkshire local authority, serving children aged 3 to 11. In the most recent local rankings for primary schools of the same type, it placed 156th out of 292 schools in the authority, placing it in the bottom half of the LA table. For context, the top-performing peers in the same authority include Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, and Middleton Tyas Church of England Primary School, all of which achieved the highest possible ranking scores. Bentham’s position reflects a school that is solidly within the local landscape but not among the highest-achieving cohort. With 145 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, the school is operating below its full potential intake, though it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, receiving 33 applications for 23 places, with 24 of those applications as first preferences.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressLow Bentham Road, Bentham Community Primary School, LANCASTER, North Yorkshire, LA2 7BP
HeadteacherRichard Wright
Local AuthorityNorth Yorkshire
Number of Pupils145
Free School Meals (FSM)24.0%
School Capacity145 / 210 (69% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Nov 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Jan 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:00

Breakfast club

07:30-08:50

After-school care

15:00-18:00

Source: benthamcpschool.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Bentham Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.