Overall Oxbridge
#972
1 ranked schools · -58 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
3
Offers
1
Offer rate33.3%
+10.9 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Once home to one of the largest steelworks in Britain, Consett rebuilt itself after the furnaces closed in 1980 and now serves as the commercial centre of north-west County Durham, with a population of around 25,000.
Shotley Bridge, a village of Georgian character along the Derwent valley, is widely regarded as one of the area's most school-competitive postcodes for primary places; Consett itself draws families competing for its central school catchments. Beechdale and Ebchester extend the residential spread eastward. Regular bus services connect the town to Durham city and Newcastle upon Tyne, around fourteen miles to the north-east.
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Post-16
colleges
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Special
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Area Performance
Across 14 primary schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.18/10, -0.17 vs England.
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Distribution across all Consett schools
Consett vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Consett schools
top 70% of 14,978
top 70% of 14,978
Overall Oxbridge
1 ranked schools · -58 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
3
Offers
1
Cambridge
1 ranked schools · -334 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
3
Offers
1
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Consett
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Consett
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