Consett Academy
Secondary schoolConsett Academy is a secondary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,493 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 10 May 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Consett Academy was 47.2, against 44.9 in County Durham and 46.2 in England.
41.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 47.2 | 44.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.4% | 43% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 66.7% | 62.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 261 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, ConsettPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Consett Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)330 m
- Beechdale Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Outstanding, May 2023350 m
- Consett Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023410 m
- Learning for LifeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file430 m
- Villa Real SchoolSpecial. Improved significantly, May 2025500 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).