Schools in Consett
County Durham · 23 schools
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to County Durham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Schools in Consett (23)
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · DH8 6QN
Ofsted: Good (2024)KS2: 63% expected (2025) - Delves Lane Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · DH8 7ES
Ofsted: Good (2022)New report cardKS2: 47% expected (2025) - Ebchester CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · DH8 0QB
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 77% expected (2025) - Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Primary · Ages 2-11 · DH8 7RH
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 58% expected (2025) - Shotley Bridge Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · DH8 0ES
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 76% expected (2025) - Benfieldside Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · DH8 0JX
- Castleside Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · DH8 9RG
KS2: 83% expected (2025)87% of first choices got in - Hassockfield Secure Training Centre
Secondary · Ages 12-15 · DH8 6QY
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
Primary · Ages 2-11 · DH8 7SN
KS2: 72% expected (2025)
Showing 20 of 23 schools
By type:Primary schools in Consett (16)Special schools in Consett (2)Secondary schools in Consett (2)Post-16 schools in Consett (1)Nursery schools in Consett (1)Senior schools in Consett (1)
23
16 primary · 2 secondary
4,268
79% capacity used
7
0 outstanding · 7 good
5,379
1,111 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Consett
View the full league table - ranked by Ofsted, Progress 8, KS2 results and more
Best Schools in County Durham
Compare all schools across the county
Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
25.6
GCSE Eng+Maths
20.7%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
639 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +160 primary and +115 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
72% occupied · 996 spare places
Secondary Schools
88% occupied · 207 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Consett
How many schools are there in Consett?
Consett has 23 open schools: 16 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through, 1 independent, 2 special and 2 others.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Consett are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Consett was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Beechdale Nursery School. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 14 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Consett have the best SATs results?
Of the 13 primary schools in Consett with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Castleside Primary School (86% in reading, 79% in maths); St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill (78% in reading, 81% in maths); and Ebchester CofE Primary School (80% in reading, 73% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Castleside Primary SchoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, BlackhillEbchester CofE Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Consett?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Consett selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Consett have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Consett have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Consett?
Apply to your council - County Durham or Northumberland, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.