Consett Academy is a secondary school located in Consett. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/03/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ashdale Road, Consett, DH8 6LZ
Website: http://www.consett-academy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01207507001
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Linda Rodham
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137638

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1700
Number of Pupils: 1536
Number of Boys: 762
Number of Girls: 774

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -0.37 to -0.03
Of the 230 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 224 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:31%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:30%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:43.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.53
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beechdale Nursery School
Beechdale Road , DH8 6AY 		4out of 4 385 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett
Stanley Street , DH8 6LN 		3out of 4 325 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Consett Junior School
Beechdale Road , DH8 6AY 		3out of 4 358 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Consett Infant School
Teasdale Street , DH8 6AF 		3out of 4 449 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Alder Grove and West Street , Leadgate DH8 7RH 		3out of 4 1,574 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands , Blackhill DH8 0JX 		3out of 4 1,812 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Consett Academy
Ashdale Road , DH8 6LZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Derwentside College
Front Street , DH8 5EE 		- not rated 1,077 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Villa Real School
Villa Real Road , DH8 6BH 		3out of 4 544 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Delta Independent School
Parliament Street , DH8 5DH 		- not rated 818 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre
Corbridge Road , Medomsley DH8 6QY 		- not rated 2,044 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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