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School admissions in Consett

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

14 schools. 1 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Castleside Primary SchoolConsett1.1520not published
Bishop Ian Ramsey CofE Primary SchoolConsett1.0024not published
Delves Lane Primary SchoolConsett1.0024not published
Ebchester CofE Primary SchoolConsett1.00102.776 miles 2022
Leadgate Primary School - Split SiteConsett1.0027not published
Moorside Primary AcademyConsett1.008not published
Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, LeadgateConsett1.006not published
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, BlackhillConsett1.0026not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, ConsettConsett1.0039not published
St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, ConsettConsett1.005not published
The Grove Primary SchoolConsett1.0016not published
Whittonstall First SchoolConsett1.007not published
Consett Infant SchoolConsett0.9852not published
Shotley Bridge Primary SchoolConsett0.9734not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.