Schools in Consett
Consett has 23 schools in County Durham, including 16 primaries and a single secondary school - Consett Academy - which draws pupils from across the town and surrounding villages such as Leadgate, Shotley Bridge and Stanley. Durham County Council co-ordinates admissions using home-to-school distance as the oversubscription tiebreaker for community schools.
With only one secondary in the immediate area, most families in Consett apply to Consett Academy as their first choice; the few who look further afield typically apply to schools in Stanley or Lanchester. Durham's admissions guidance is published each September; you can check each school's last-offered distance on the council's website or via the catchment.school postcode tool.
School demand in Consett
Across the 18 schools in Consett with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 81%. 2 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
6 schools in Consett have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
9 of the schools in Consett are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of County Durham, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
9 of the schools in Consett have a current Ofsted rating, of which 9 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Consett: 2 oversubscribed (16)
Shotley Bridge Primary School
Primary · Community school
Consett · DH8 0ES
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Primary · Community school
Consett · DH8 7RH
Benfieldside Primary School
Primary · Community school
Consett · DH8 0JX
The Grove Primary School
Primary · Community school
Consett · DH8 8AP
Delves Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school
Consett · DH8 7ES
Consett Junior School
Primary · Community school
Consett · DH8 6AY
Consett Infant School
Primary · Community school
Consett · DH8 6AF
Ebchester CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Consett · DH8 0QB
Whittonstall First School
Primary · Academy converter
Consett · DH8 9JN
Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Consett · DH8 6QN
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Primary · Academy converter
Consett · DH8 8JD
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett
Primary · Academy converter
Consett · DH8 8AX
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
Primary · Academy converter
Consett · DH8 7SN
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Primary · Academy converter
Consett · DH8 6LN
Moorside Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Consett · DH8 8EQ
Castleside Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Consett · DH8 9RG
Secondary Schools in Consett (1)
Other Schools in Consett (6)
Beechdale Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Consett · DH8 6AY
Villa Real School
Not applicable · Community special school
Consett · DH8 6BH
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre
Not applicable · Secure units
Consett · DH8 6QY
Derwentside College
All through · Further education
Consett · DH8 5EE
Delta Independent School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Consett · DH8 5DH
Learning for Life
Not applicable · Special post 16 institution
Consett · DH8 6AE
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Consett are set by County Durham and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.