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Delta Independent School

Independent · ages 13-16MixedIndependent46 pupilsConsettCounty Durham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places34 spare46 pupils, 80 places
Pupils on roll46Census January 2024

Delta Independent School is an independent school in Consett for boys and girls aged 13 to 16. It has 46 pupils and room for 80.

Parliament Street, Consett, DH8 5DH01207 502680Mr Paul Hillary headteacherAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

20 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score3.9
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 0.40.420182022: 3.33.320222023: 2.52.520232024: 3.43.420242025: 3.93.92025
Since 2018: +3.5
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018County DurhamEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11202122211830
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 83.93.42.53.30.444.246.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%41%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%61%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score0.330.290.240.250.023.754.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%32%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 2 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Subjects that did worse than the England average: Mathematics (0% here, 53% across England), History (0% here, 52% across England).

What is taught here
HumanitiesHistory18

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics18 entries
0%England 53%
History18 entries
0%England 52%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics180%0%0%53%
History180%0%0%52%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
3.25.0
Gap 1.8England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to County Durham council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll46Census January 2024
Places8058% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support91%42 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan9%4 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls31 / 15
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll464146573932
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support100%46%23%44%13%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%2%9%10%9%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m77712 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate130 per 1,000 people42% higher than the England average
Typical house price£143,000County Durham
Nearest bus stop180 mNewmarket Street, 19 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Derwentside CollegeFurther education340 mNot inspectedCompare
Learning for LifeSpecial post 16 institution440 mNot inspectedCompare
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, ConsettAcademy470 m372Not inspected18Compare
Consett Infant SchoolCouncil480 m153Good 202332Compare
Consett AcademyAcademy750 m1,493Good 202346Compare
Consett Junior SchoolCouncil930 m228Good 202352Compare
Beechdale Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school940 m61Outstanding 2023Compare
Villa Real SchoolCouncil0.8 miles125Good 2020Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Delta Independent School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Delta Independent School yet.

How good are Delta Independent School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 3.9, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Delta Independent School have?

46 pupils aged 13 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 80 places, so it is 58% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Parliament Street, Consett, DH8 5DH
Telephone
01207 502680
Headteacher
Mr Paul Hillary
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 13-16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
County Durham
Ward
Consett North
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
20 October 2015 (new provision)
URN
142474 · LAESTAB 8406014 · UKPRN 10073548

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from