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
- 34.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 17 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 29 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 76 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 21 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 69 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 33 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 32 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Consett Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 269
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 53.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 24.0% 20.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% 18.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 9.0% 1.6% 1.7% |