Living in Consett with children
Consett, County Durham and Northumberland. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 29,874 people in 13,423 households; 28.1% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).
Schools
19 schools: 16 state primary, 1 state secondary, 1 sixth form or college, 1 privateConsett on the schools map →Every school in Consett, with inspection, league band and the last place offered
State primary schools (16)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebchester CofE Primary School | Good | Top 41% (78/193) in County Durham | — |
| Consett Junior School | School remains Good | Top 42% (80/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill | School remains Good | Top 42% (80/193) in County Durham | — |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate | Good | (105/193) in County Durham | — |
| Shotley Bridge Primary School | School remains Good | (115/193) in County Durham | — |
| Benfieldside Primary School | Good | (148/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | Standards maintained | (150/193) in County Durham | — |
| St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett | Good | (162/193) in County Durham | — |
| Leadgate Primary School - Split Site | School remains Good | (163/193) in County Durham | — |
| Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary School | Good | (167/193) in County Durham | — |
| Castleside Primary School | Good | (170/193) in County Durham | — |
| Moorside Primary Academy | Standards maintained | (172/193) in County Durham | — |
| The Grove Primary School | Good | (181/193) in County Durham | — |
| Delves Lane Primary School | Ofsted report card | (183/193) in County Durham | 0.49 miles (2026) |
| Consett Infant School | School remains Good | — | 1.53 miles (2026) |
| Whittonstall First School | Good | — | — |
State secondary schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consett Academy | Good | (17/30) in County Durham | 0.98 miles (2026) |
Sixth forms and colleges (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derwentside College | Good | — | — |
Private schools (1)
| School | Inspection | League rank | Last place offered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Independent School | Independent Schools Inspectorate: standards met | — | — |
Rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out); schools with hidden or no results get none. Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.
Homes and prices
Typical sale, last 12 months (Land Registry)The middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026: half sold for more, half for less (74 detached, 131 semi-detached, 144 terraced, 7 flat or maisonette sales). Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Consett. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Look up a home in Consett →Getting around
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes). Straight-line distances.
Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 64% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 87%, on average across the 1,180 postcodes in DH8. Check the postcode you are looking at: it can differ street by street.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode (an average of postcodes, not of homes).
Safety and environment
The town centre; addresses varyChildcare
Ofsted early years register; published pricesWe don't hold registered nurseries for Consett.
Childcare costs near you →Key dates, County Durham
The next dates for families applyingApplication deadlines and offer days: County Durham · Northumberland.
Every date, and reminders →Nearby towns
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