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Consett Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Ashdale Road, Consett DH8 6LZ · consett-academy.org.uk · 01207 507001
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. County Durham 44.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,493
- 88% of 1,700 places
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.2%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 233 families put the school first and 254 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 254 | 233 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 288 | 266 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 269 | 216 | 0.8 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 284 | 247 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 290 | 285 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 43.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across County Durham it was 44.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ●43.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.80 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.6 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 50.9 | +2.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | −1.9 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.5 | −1.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 students | C- (26.8) | Below average -0.56 | |
| 58 students | C- (26.8) | Below average -0.56 | |
| 45 students | Merit (26.2) | Average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62 | C (30.8) | -0.45 |
| 2022/23 | 51 | C (28.5) | — |
| 2021/22 | 55 | B- (36.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 81 | C (29.9) | -0.05 |
| 2017/18 | 63 | C+ (32) | -0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 49 | C+ (31.7) | +0.08 |
| 2015/16 | 28 | C+ (34.1) | +0.38 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 71.8 | +21.8 |
| Further and other education | 2.8 | −4.1 |
| Further education | 1.4 | −3.8 |
| Other education | 1.4 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5 | +3.3 |
| Employment | 11.3 | −9.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | −6.5 |
Ofsted
Consett Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (109 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 109
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (14%) with SEND