Delves Lane Primary School
Delves Lane, Consett, DH8 7ES
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Rebecca Woods
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 351
- Pupils on roll
- 274
- URN
- 114047
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207503984
About this school
Delves Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Consett. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 274 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 40 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 43% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 60% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 63% | 41% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 70% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Delves Lane 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 | 48% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 307 |
| 2023/24 | 300 |
| 2024/25 | 286 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Delves Lane Primary School compares
Delves Lane Primary School ranked 173rd of 184 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 6.9% | 48.2% | 274 | — |
| Consett Infant School | — | 5.4% | 21.7% | 153 | 0.9 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | 52% | 4.1% | 22.2% | 372 | 1.0 miles |
| Consett Junior School | 67% | 4.4% | 34.1% | 228 | 1.0 miles |
| Leadgate Primary School - Split Site | 47% | 5.4% | 55.1% | 180 | 1.2 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 38% | 6.8% | 43.8% | 179 | 1.5 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report9 June 2026
- 8 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.19%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.92%
- Persistent absence
- 18.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Consett Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Consett
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett1.0 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Consett Junior School1.0 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site1.2 miles
Primary · Consett
-
The Grove Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Consett
Other schools in Consett
Delves Lane Primary School ranks 13th of the 13 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
- 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
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Delves Lane Primary School teach?
- Delves Lane Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Consett.
- Who is the head teacher of Delves Lane Primary School?
- The head teacher of Delves Lane Primary School is Mrs Rebecca Woods, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Delves Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Delves Lane Primary School, 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 Delves Lane Primary School?
- Delves Lane Primary School has 274 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Delves Lane Primary School full?
- Delves Lane Primary School has capacity for 351 pupils and 274 on roll (78%), 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 Delves Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Delves Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Delves Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Delves Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Delves Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Delves Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Delves Lane Primary School ranked 173rd of 184 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Delves Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Delves Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Delves Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Delves Lane 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 13 August 2026.