Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
St Ives Road, Leadgate, Consett, DH8 7SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Heather Jarvis
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 60
- URN
- 148820
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01207503979
About this school
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Consett. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 60 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 29% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 50% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 43% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate 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 | 53% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 86 |
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate compares
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate ranked 101st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 3.8% | 39.4% | 60 | — |
| Leadgate Primary School - Split Site | 47% | 5.4% | 55.1% | 180 | 0.4 miles |
| Consett Junior School | 67% | 4.4% | 34.1% | 228 | 1.1 miles |
| Consett Infant School | — | 5.4% | 21.7% | 153 | 1.3 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | 52% | 4.1% | 22.2% | 372 | 1.4 miles |
| Delves Lane Primary School | 35% | 6.9% | 48.2% | 274 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.39%
- English as an additional language
- 9.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.75%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site0.4 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Consett Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Consett Infant School1.3 miles
Primary · Consett
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett1.4 miles
Primary · Consett
-
Delves Lane Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Consett
Other schools in Consett
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate ranks 4th 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
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site Primary
- Moorside Primary Academy 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 Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate teach?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Consett.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate?
- The headteacher of Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is Mrs Heather Jarvis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate, 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 Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate has 60 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate full?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate has capacity for 120 pupils and 60 on roll (50%), 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 Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate rank locally?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate ranked 101st of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate's absence rate?
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate'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 10 July 2026.