Castleside Primary School
Moorland Crescent, Castleside, Consett, DH8 9RG
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Castleside Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Spence
- Constituency
- North West Durham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 114043
- Local authority
- County Durham
About this school
Castleside Primary School was a community primary school in Consett. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Castleside Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 13 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 30% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 54% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - |
| Writing progress | -5.90 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.10 | - |
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 Castleside Primary School 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 | 38% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77 |
| 2023/24 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castleside Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 57% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 19.1% | 68 | — |
| Castleside Primary School | 43% | 4.3% | 22.6% | 83 | 0.0 miles |
| Moorside Primary Academy | 43% | 5.9% | 52.3% | 123 | 0.4 miles |
| St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett | 47% | 5.2% | 26.2% | 75 | 1.1 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 38% | 6.8% | 43.8% | 179 | 1.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill | 67% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 202 | 1.9 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.1%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Castleside Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Moorside Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Consett
-
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett1.1 miles
Primary · Consett
-
The Grove Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Consett
-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill1.9 miles
Primary · Consett
Other 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
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Castleside Primary School teach?
- Castleside Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Consett.
- Has Castleside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Castleside Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Castleside Primary School?
- Castleside Primary School had 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Castleside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 30% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Castleside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castleside Primary School'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 9 July 2024.