# Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate

Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 60 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148820. [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 60
- Council: County Durham
- URN: 148820

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 5 November 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Leadgate Primary School - Split Site](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leadgate-primary-school-split-site-e114039): 660 m. Primary. School remains Good, May 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Villa Real School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/villa-real-school-e114345): 1.5 km. Special. Improved significantly, May 2025
- [Beechdale Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechdale-nursery-school-e113985): 1.7 km. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, May 2023
- [Consett Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consett-junior-school-e114051): 1.7 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Consett Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consett-academy-e137638): 2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148820)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148820)

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