Consett Academy

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Consett Academy
Address
Consett Academy
Ashdale Road

Consett
,
County Durham
,
DH8 6LZ

England
Coordinates 54°50′28″N1°52′08″W / 54.8412°N 1.869°W / 54.8412; -1.869
Information
Type Academy [1]
MottoInclusion Progression Excellence
EstablishedJanuary 2012 [1]
Local authorityDurham
Department for Education URN 137638 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Executive Principal [2] [3]
Gender Co-educational [2]
Age11to 18 [2]
Enrolment1233 [2]
Website http://www.consett-academy.org.uk

Consett Academy is a secondary academy school in Consett, the result of a merger between Consett Community Sports College and Moorside Community Technology College. [1]

Contents

History

Consett Community Sports College

Consett Community Sports College was in the Blackhill area of Consett. [4] The site had originally been Consett Grammar School. [5] At the time of closure Consett Community Sports College had a capacity of 985. [4] The last head was Christine Parker. [4] In 2006 it had 750 pupils. [6]

The school had been previously known as Blackfyne Comprehensive School. [7] In 1970 Blackfyne had 650 pupils and was described as a "Mixed Grammar Technical type". [8]

Moorside Community Technology College

Moorside Community Technology College was in the Moorside area of Consett. [9] It was opened in 1959 as Moorside Secondary Modern School; the head at that time was W. Ellison. [9] [10] At the time of closure the school's capacity was 600. [9] Based on the 2007 GCSE results, it was categorised as a failing school. [11] The following year its GCSE results made it the second most improved school in the country. [12]

Consett Academy

The academy was originally planned to be funded under Building Schools for the Future (BSF), but plans were delayed with the cancellation of BSF. [13] In 2010 an Early Day motion called on the government to "release the funding for the much-wanted and prepared-for academy school for the area, putting an end to the anxious wait of all concerned". [14]

The school was sponsored as an academy by New College Durham and Durham County Council. [15] New College Durham is also the academy sponsor for North Durham Academy. [16]

Consett Academy opened in January 2012, initially across the two sites of its predecessor schools. [17] In September 2015 the school moved to purpose-built buildings on Consett's former football ground, co-located with a new city leisure centre. [18]

Academic results

In 2010, 57% of Year 11 pupils at Consett Community Sports College and 63% of those at Moorside Community College attained five or more GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and mathematics. [14]

In 2017, 24% of Year 11 pupils attained Grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs, compared to the Durham local authority average of 35% and the national average of 40%. [2]

The average A level points score for sixth-form pupils in 2017 was 32, in line with the local authority and national averages. [2] The percentage of Consett Academy sixth-formers going on to university in 2017 was 79%, compared to 50% in the local authority and 51% nationally. [2]

Ofsted judgements

At the closure of the preceding schools, Consett Community Sports College had been judged Satisfactory and Moorside Community Technology College had been judged Good. [1]

Blackfyne Community School, the predecessor of Consett Community Sports College, had last been inspected in 2004 and judged Good. [19]

Consett Academy was first inspected in 2013 and judged to Require Improvement. [1] It was inspected again in 2016 and judged Good. [20]

School uniform

There was controversy in 2016 about the school's decision temporarily to exclude pupils for not wearing the correct uniform. [21] Despite this, the school's policies have not changed as of 2024.

Notable pupils and staff

Consett Grammar School

Blackfyne Comprehensive School

Consett Community Sports College

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