St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Consett, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 February 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Patrick's 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
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 39 first-choice applications for 39 offers; every applicant, including every first-choice family, was offered a place.
- With 372 pupils on roll in January 2026, there were 28 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.3 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
- 17.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham is 32.5%.
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
- Stanley Street, Consett, DH8 6LN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 372 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, enthusiastic and motivated to learn.”
- “They take pride in the many democratically elected roles and responsibilities they have.”
- “‘Friendship fixers’ support their friends to resolve disagreements at breaktimes.”
To improve
- “These gaps were reflected in the low outcomes that previous cohorts of pupils achieved in national tests at key stage 2.”
- “However, the high expectations teachers have of pupils’ spelling, punctuation and grammar in English are not yet in place across all subjects.”
- “This results in inconsistencies in the quality of pupils’ writing in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2025 (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) | 52% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 39 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 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Consett Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Delves Lane Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Benfieldside Primary School 1.0 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