Delves Lane Primary School
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
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Delves Lane Primary School is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 2–11 (community school). County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Delves Lane Primary School 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
- In 2024/25, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 43.8% are eligible for free school meals, compared with a middle figure of 32.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
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
- Delves Lane, Consett, DH8 7ES
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 274 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive cheerfully to school.”
- “They are welcomed by staff and each other.”
- “Routines are embedded across the year groups, creating a calm start to the day.”
To improve
- “Most pupils attend regularly, but a significant minority miss too much of their education, which hinders the progress they make over time.”
- “However, some aspects of the wider curriculum and the regularity of its delivery are variable.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not consistently build knowledge securely over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 July 2026 (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) | 35% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
- Consett Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Consett Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Grove Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published