St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Consett · DH8 6LN · County Durham
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM18.2%
0.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 137638
Consett Academy
Academy sponsor led · Consett · DH8 6LZ
Ages 11–18 · 1,493 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
44.2
Overall absence
11.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-05-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.20
−20+2
Attainment 844.2
English & maths grade 5+38%
English & maths grade 4+56%
EBacc entry5%
EBacc APS: 3.5
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)36.3%
Unauthorised4.3%
- Authorised absence
- 7.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,461
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill88%
1,493 pupils · 1,700 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,493
- Boys / girls
- 750 / 743
- School capacity
- 1,700
- Capacity fill
- 1,493 / 1,700 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- FSM pupils
- 460
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- CONNECT MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- New College Durham Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Urwin
Location
- Address
- Ashdale Road
- Postcode
- DH8 6LZ
- Town
- Consett
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Consett, County Durham, 1,493 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.2%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Consett Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Consett · DH8 6AY · County Durham
Ages 7–11
- KS267%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM32.5%
0.2 miles away
Beechdale Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingLocal authority nursery school · Nursery
Consett · DH8 6AY · County Durham
Ages 3–5
- FSM0.0%
0.2 miles away
Consett Infant School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Consett · DH8 6AF · County Durham
Ages 4–7
- Absence5.8%
- FSM20.9%
0.3 miles away
Special post 16 institution
Consett · DH8 6AE · County Durham
Ages 16–25
0.3 miles away
Villa Real School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity special school
Consett · DH8 6BH · County Durham
Ages 2–19
- KS20%
- Absence11.3%
- FSM62.6%
0.3 miles away
Other independent school
Consett · DH8 5DH · County Durham
Ages 13–16
- Att83.4
- EM5+0%
0.5 miles away
Further education · 16 plus
Consett · DH8 5EE · County Durham
Ages 16–99
0.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Urwin
- Telephone
- 01207507001