Consett Junior School

State-Funded School

consett-junior-school-durham-north-east

North EastRegion

DurhamLocal Authority

Blaydon and ConsettConstituency

DH8 6AYPostcode

3.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Consett Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Durham, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 228 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 56%
Higher standard: 10%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

228

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 228
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Dec 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.