Moorside Primary Academy
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
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Moorside Primary Academy is a primary school in Consett, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 18 February 2025. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Moorside Primary Academy 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
- Ofsted's latest outcome was Standards maintained (18 February 2025); of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham, 4 are Good and 4 have no current grade.
- In 2024/25, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 48% of pupils, against a middle figure of 21.7% 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
- Chester Road, Moorside, Consett, DH8 8EQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 123 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 18 February 2025
Strengths
- “This small school provides a warm, welcoming and safe environment for pupils and their families.”
- “All are treated with kindness and respect.”
- “The school goes the extra mile to make sure pupils’ social, emotional and mental health needs are met well.”
To improve
- “However, on occasion, pupils find it difficult to recall their previous learning in these subjects.”
- “They do not use their learning in one subject in other curriculum areas as a matter of course.”
- “At times, the two-year-olds are somewhat overwhelmed when working and playing with the threeand four-year-olds in the main early years unit.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 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) | 43% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Castleside Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Grove Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Benfieldside Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Consett Infant School 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett 2.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Delves Lane Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published