Shotley Bridge Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Consett, County Durham
Shotley Bridge Primary School is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Snows Green Road, Shotley Bridge, Consett, DH8 0ES
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 344 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Shotley Bridge Primary School are being moulded into leaders for the future.”
- “The school values, including kindness, honesty and courage, are taught to pupils explicitly.”
- “The school recognises and rewards when pupils demonstrate these values.”
To improve
- “These systems are more developed in some subjects than others.”
- “In some subjects, these systems do not allow teachers to check what pupils have remembered over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 59% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 34 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as County Durham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Benfieldside Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ebchester CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Consett Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Consett Junior School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- The Grove Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published