St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is an academy converter in Consett for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 372 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is Good, from an inspection in January 2019 of its predecessor, St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett. In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. It has fewer teachers for its size than most primary schools: 28 pupils for each teacher in 2025/26, against 20.7 nationally.
Ofsted inspection: March 2025. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | Stanley Street Consett County Durham DH8 6LN |
| Phone | 01207503982 |
| Reference Number | 148914 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 372 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.54%
Girls: 49.46% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 18.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.5% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.2 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| 2 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| 3 | 15 | 31 | 46 |
| 4 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
| 5 | 35 | 22 | 57 |
| 6 | 32 | 25 | 57 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 94.1% |
| White, Other | 2.7% |
| White & Asian | 0.5% |
| Indian | 0.5% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.3% |
| Asian, Other | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett, inspected in January 2019.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 18 Feb 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2025 | School inspection |
| 08 Feb 2022 | Academy conversion letter |
| 24 Jan 2019 | Short inspection |
| Previously as St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett | |
| 09 Dec 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Mar 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 16 Jan 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Nov 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 23 Jan 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 18 Feb 2002 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 52% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 5% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 101 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -1.7 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -0.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -2.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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| Second Preference | 16 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 16 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett had 374 pupils for 402 places. 28 places (7.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Consett Primary” planning area
County Durham counted 351 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 329 in 2029–30, down 6%.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 402 | 402 | 402 | 402 |
| Pupils | 381 | 367 | 367 | 374 |
| Unfilled | 5.2% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 7.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett had 28.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 16.4 | 13.2 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 10.8% | 7.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 22.2% | 47.4% | 25.0% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.8 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 14.0% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 17 | 2 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 14 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 10 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 3 | 2 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 4 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett received £6,371 and spent £6,478 for each of its 400 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £97,000 (£243 per pupil).
Across all 46 schools of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,708 and spending £7,760 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £75,000 | £111,000 | £97,000 |
| per pupil | £184 | £283 | £243 |
| In-year balance | -£109,000 | £7,000 | -£43,000 |
| per pupil | -£269 | £18 | -£107 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
|
Consett Infant School
Teasdale Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6AF |
0.11 miles |
|
Delta Independent School
Parliament Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5DH |
0.29 miles |
|
Consett Junior School
Beechdale Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6AY |
0.3 miles |
|
Beechdale Nursery School
Beechdale Road, Consett, DH8 6AY |
0.31 miles |
|
Delves Lane Primary School
Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7ES |
0.98 miles |
|
Leadgate Primary School - Split Site
Alder Grove and West Street, Leadgate, West Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7RH |
0.99 miles |
|
Benfieldside Primary School
Moorlands, Blackhill, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0JX |
1.01 miles |
|
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
Pemberton Road, Blackhill, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8JD |
1.07 miles |
|
The Grove Primary School
Oakfield Lane, The Grove, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8AP |
1.19 miles |
|
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett
Thornfield Road, The Grove, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8AX |
1.3 miles |
|
Hassockfield Secure Training Centre
Corbridge Road, Consett, DH8 6QY |
1.33 miles |
|
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate
St Ives Road, Leadgate, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7SN |
1.36 miles |
|
Shotley Bridge Primary School
Snows Green Road, Shotley Bridge, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0ES |
1.5 miles |
|
Moorside Primary Academy
Chester Road, Moorside, Consett, County Durham, DH8 8EQ |
2.07 miles |
|
Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School
Manor Road, Medomsley, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6QN |
2.14 miles |
|
Castleside Primary School
Moorland Crescent, Castleside, Consett, County Durham, DH8 9RG |
2.42 miles |
|
Ebchester CofE Primary School
Shaw Lane, Ebchester, Consett, County Durham, DH8 0QB |
2.62 miles |
|
Collierley Nursery and Primary School
Front Street, Dipton, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9DJ |
3.11 miles |
|
Catchgate Primary School
Blackett Street, Catchgate, STANLEY, County Durham, DH9 8LX |
3.33 miles |
|
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton
North Road, Dipton, Flint Hill, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9BB |
3.56 miles |
| Name | Distance |
|
Consett Academy
Ashdale Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6LZ |
0.19 miles |
|
Derwentside College
Front Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 5EE |
0.43 miles |
|
Villa Real School
Villa Real Road, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6BH |
0.48 miles |
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Croft Community School
Greencroft Road End, Annfield Plain, Stanley, DH9 8PR |
3.4 miles |
|
St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester
Consett Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0RD |
3.84 miles |
All schools in Consett · County Durham local authority: places and applications
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is part of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill Consett
- St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett Consett
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Consett
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton Stanley
- St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester Durham
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Durham
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor Stanley
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Stanley
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village Durham
What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is Good, from an inspection in January 2019 of its predecessor, St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Consett.
When was St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett last inspected by Ofsted?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett was last inspected in March 2025.
How many pupils does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett have?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett has 372 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett cover?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett is at Stanley Street, Consett, County Durham, DH8 6LN.
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