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Consett Infant School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Community school
Teasdale Street, Consett DH8 6AF · consett-inf.durham.sch.uk · 01207 504464
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 153
- 85% of 180 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 20.9%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | 51 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Consett Infant School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 13 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 80
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 59% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (18%) with SEND