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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · County Durham

Stanley Street, Consett, DH8 6LN

Website 01207503982

43

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

7.0% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

372

Capacity used

Has space

83%

450 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

27 of 27 families who put it first got an offer

27

Places offered

72

Total applications

2.7

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2727● 100%
2nd preference360● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
Total722738%

1st preference success by year

100%
2022
98%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

County Durham lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Jennifer Gill
Address
Stanley Street, Consett, DH8 6LN
Phone
01207503982
Local authority
County Durham
Ward / constituency
Consett North · Blaydon and Consett
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
148914

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language4%——
SEN support15%——
51% boys (188)49% girls (184)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

372 pupils · 450 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    19 February 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 327 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

7.0%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.3%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
22/23
9%
23/24
7%
24/25

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 (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths43%——
Higher standard2%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard52%
-10% vs England
Higher standard5%
-3% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard78%
+6% vs England
Greater depth15%
+2% vs England

Maths

Expected standard60%
-14% vs England
Higher standard8%
-18% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard65%
-8% vs England
Higher standard18%
-12% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Science

Expected standard85%
+3% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

632023432024522025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)52%61%
Higher standard5%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through County Durham council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.