St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett
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 Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 October 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett 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
- With 75 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 11.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- Reception 2026 had 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place; the published admission number for Reception 2027 is 15.
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% 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
- Thornfield Road, The Grove, Consett, DH8 8AX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 75 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 October 2024
Strengths
- “This is a small, and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils enjoy a broad and ambitious curriculum.”
- “The school is aspirational for all pupils to broaden their knowledge and understanding of the wider world, and achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, the checks that teachers make on pupils’ learning is inconsistent.”
- “As a result, teaching is not consistently well focused to address gaps in some pupils’ learning.”
- “On occasion, these pupils lose concentration and do not achieve as well as they could in lessons.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 November 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) | 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: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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.
- The Grove Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Moorside Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Castleside Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Benfieldside Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Consett Infant School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Delves Lane Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published