Consett Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
County Durham
Unique reference
137638
Address
Ashdale Road, DH8 6LZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1577 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
3.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.2%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.7%
Other White 2.2%
Mixed 1.4%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.37
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.19
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 3%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.44
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award28
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award45
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award8
Health StudiesTechnical Award40
TourismTechnical Award15
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE49
BiologyGCSE59
ChemistryGCSE58
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE13
Design & TechnologyGCSE8
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Consett Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
269
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
216
2nd preference
71
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
214
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
9
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
289
166
123
Year 8
304
146
158
Year 9
289
136
153
Year 10
277
140
137
Year 11
272
126
146
Year 12
75
34
41
Year 13
71
31
40
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
81.3%
85.6%
Further education
48.0%
45.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
33.0%
32.0%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
3.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.9%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
5.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
7.7%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
57.7%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
32.0%
23.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
4.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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