Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
Primary · Academy converter · 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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Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 5 November 2024. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate 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, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 6 first-choice applications for 6 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 24th highest of 195 County Durham primary schools.
- 40% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, with 12 pupils per teacher; the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham have middle figures of 34% and 22.2.
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
- St Ives Road, Leadgate, Consett, DH8 7SN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 60 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 5 November 2024
Strengths
- “There is a strong sense of community at this school.”
- “The school promotes its Catholic ethos clearly and with pride.”
- “Pupils start their day with a calm and settled routine.”
To improve
- “Though some gaps remain for older pupils, the school has clear strategies in place to continue these changes to ensure that all pupils achieve their potential by the end of key stage 2.”
- “However, specific methods for teaching handwriting are not as detailed.”
- “Older pupils show inconsistency in handwriting.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 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) | 63% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Consett Junior School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Consett Infant School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Delves Lane Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Collierley Nursery and Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Catchgate Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published