Consett Junior School is a primary 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 06/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Beechdale Road, Consett

School Information

Address: Beechdale Road, Consett, DH8 6AY
Website: www.consett-jun.durham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01207504431
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: County Durham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Dixon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114051

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 220
Number of Pupils: 212
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.5 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

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 29 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Consett Junior School
Beechdale Road , DH8 6AY 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Consett Infant School
Teasdale Street , DH8 6AF 		3out of 4 508 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett
Stanley Street , DH8 6LN 		3out of 4 522 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Alder Grove and West Street , Leadgate DH8 7RH 		3out of 4 1,239 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Delves Lane Primary School
Delves Lane , DH8 7ES 		3out of 4 1,729 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 4 358 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 1,176 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 4 402 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Delta Independent School
Parliament Street , DH8 5DH 		- not rated 1,015 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre
Corbridge Road , Medomsley DH8 6QY 		- not rated 2,156 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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