St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · 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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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 27 March 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill 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, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 67% was the highest among this school and 6 of its 8 nearest County Durham primary schools that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 9.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24% 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
- Pemberton Road, Blackhill, Consett, DH8 8JD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 202 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 27 March 2024
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming school where adults ensure that pupils feel safe and are ready to learn.”
- “Pupils are taught a broad curriculum by staff who have excellent subject knowledge.”
- “Pupils enjoy learning and they engage well in lessons.”
To improve
- “Some parents feel they have not been sufficiently informed about the changes and believe some aspects of communication could be improved.”
- “However, there was a dip in mathematics attainment at key stage 2 in the 2023 standardised assessment tests.”
- “This is attributed to some gaps in pupils’ knowledge and inconsistency in the delivery of the mathematics curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 May 2024 (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) | 67% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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.
- Benfieldside Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Grove Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Shotley Bridge Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Consett Infant School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Consett Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Moorside Primary Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published