Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Alder Grove and West Street, Leadgate, Consett, DH8 7RH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Laura Weaver
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 114039
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207610355
About this school
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site is a community primary school in Consett. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 180 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 20 | 23 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 48% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 65% | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 65% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 83% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Leadgate Primary School - Split Site has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Leadgate Primary School - Split Site compares
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site ranked 157th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.4% | 55.1% | 180 | — |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate | 63% | 3.8% | 39.4% | 60 | 0.4 miles |
| Consett Junior School | 67% | 4.4% | 34.1% | 228 | 0.7 miles |
| Consett Infant School | — | 5.4% | 21.7% | 153 | 1.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | 52% | 4.1% | 22.2% | 372 | 1.0 miles |
| Delves Lane Primary School | 35% | 6.9% | 48.2% | 274 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.06%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 15.72%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate0.4 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Consett Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Consett Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Consett
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett1.0 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Delves Lane Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Consett
Other schools in Consett
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site ranks 9th of the 14 ranked primary schools in Consett.
- Benfieldside Primary School Primary
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School Primary
- Castleside Primary School Primary
- Consett Infant School Primary
- Consett Junior School Primary
- Delves Lane Primary School Primary
- Ebchester CofE Primary School Primary
- Moorside Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Primary
- Shotley Bridge Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill Primary
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Leadgate Primary School - Split Site teach?
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Consett.
- Who is the headteacher of Leadgate Primary School - Split Site?
- The headteacher of Leadgate Primary School - Split Site is Miss Laura Weaver, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Leadgate Primary School - Split Site last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Leadgate Primary School - Split Site, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Leadgate Primary School - Split Site?
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Leadgate Primary School - Split Site full?
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site has capacity for 210 pupils and 180 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Leadgate Primary School - Split Site a faith school?
- No. Leadgate Primary School - Split Site has no designated religious character.
- Does Leadgate Primary School - Split Site have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Leadgate Primary School - Split Site as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Leadgate Primary School - Split Site have?
- The schools register lists Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Leadgate Primary School - Split Site rank locally?
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site ranked 157th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's absence rate?
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Leadgate Primary School - Split Site's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.