Schools in Consett

About schools in Consett

Consett lists 23 schools, most of them primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary. Older students can carry on at one sixth form or college.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

52%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 15 schools with published results

Nursery schools1

• Beechdale Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

Primary schools16

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Benfieldside Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Castleside Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Consett Infant School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 7

• Consett Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Delves Lane Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  35%

  expected standard
• Ebchester CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 5 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Leadgate Primary School - Split Site

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Moorside Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Shotley Bridge Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• The Grove Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Whittonstall First School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 9

Secondary schools1

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Consett Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 18

  44.2

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• Derwentside College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision3

• Hassockfield Secure Training Centre

  Secure units · Ages 12 to 15

• Learning for Life

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Villa Real School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 19

Independent schools1

• Delta Independent School

  Other independent school · Ages 13 to 16

Common questions about schools in Consett

How many schools does Consett have?

OfferDay lists 23 schools in Consett, including 16 primary schools and three special and alternative provision schools.

Who inspects schools in Consett?

Every school in Consett is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

How are schools in Consett ranked?

OfferDay ranks schools in Consett where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.