Villa Real School
Community special school · Mixed · County Durham
Villa Real Road, Consett, DH8 6BH
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/01/2020
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
91.2%
24.5% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
125
Capacity used
—
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Community special school
- Age range
- 2–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jill Bowe
- Address
- Villa Real Road, Consett, DH8 6BH
- Phone
- 01207503651
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward / constituency
- Consett North · Blaydon and Consett
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 114345
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 63% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
125 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
14 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Improved significantly - 20
21 January 2020
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Early years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 102 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 0% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 0% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 6 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.