Delves Lane Primary School
Community school in Consett, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 274 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 351 |
| Free school meals | 46.90% |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Delves Lane, Consett, County Durham, DH8 7ES |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.delveslaneprimary.durham.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01207503984 |
| URN | 114047 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 16 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 March 2022, published 24 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Consett Infant School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Consett Junior School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- The Grove Primary School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill (primary school, about 2.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.