Consett Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · 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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Consett Infant School is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 September 2023. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Consett Infant 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
- Reception 2026 had 51 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and every applicant was offered a place.
- 20.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.5% across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- The school has 23.9 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 19.3 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
- Teasdale Street, Consett, DH8 6AF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 153 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 September 2023
Strengths
- “Consett Infant School is a friendly, welcoming school, where pupils feel safe.”
- “They know that adults care for them deeply and that there is always someone who they can talk to.”
- “There are excellent relationships between staff and pupils.”
To improve
- “Some parents report this to be a barrier to reading.”
- “However, some current Year 2 pupils did not attain the knowledge they need by the end of Year 1.”
- “Staff are still coming to terms with a different way of working.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 51 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.
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Consett Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Delves Lane Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Benfieldside Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Grove Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published