Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Primary · Community school · Ages 2–11 · Consett, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 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 25 May 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Of its pupils, 52.8% are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 28.6%.
- There are 18.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 27 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Alder Grove and West Street, Leadgate, West Street, Consett, DH8 7RH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 180 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 52.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to see their friends and have fun learning.”
- “Relationships are warm and caring between pupils and with adults.”
- “Teachers expect pupils to try their best, and they do.”
To improve
- “Despite efforts to ensure pupils received education during the pandemic, pupils returned to schools with significant gaps in their learning.”
- “This was particularly the case for younger pupils.”
- “Further work is needed in a few subjects, such as design technology, so that all subjects are of equally high quality.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 July 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) | 47% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 27 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Consett Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Consett Infant School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Delves Lane Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Benfieldside Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published