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Derwentside College

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationConsettCounty Durham
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradez2024/25

Derwentside College is a further education in Consett for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Front Street, Consett, DH8 5EE01207 585900derwentside.ac.ukMr Chris Todd principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

341 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradez
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students341303312316578641
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry34.00
Average A level gradezzzzC+
T levels: points per entry21.7029.55

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 roll
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 228 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training58%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 40%, compared with 69% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training18%England 72%
Top-third universities0%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship12%England 6%
Higher technical course8%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 18% went on to degree-level study or training and 0% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training58%57%54%
Education9%7%8%
Apprenticeship12%12%14%1%
Work37%38%33%
Not in education, work or training39%38%41%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m77512 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 stop100 mDerwentside College, 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
Delta Independent SchoolIndependent340 m46Not inspectedCompare
Learning for LifeSpecial post 16 institution580 mNot inspectedCompare
Consett Infant SchoolCouncil620 m153Good 202332Compare
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, ConsettAcademy690 m372Not inspected18Compare
Consett AcademyAcademy990 m1,493Good 202346Compare
Consett Junior SchoolCouncil0.7 miles228Good 202352Compare
Beechdale Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school0.7 miles61Outstanding 2023Compare
Delves Lane Primary SchoolCouncil0.8 miles274Report card 20263Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Derwentside College a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Derwentside College yet.

How many pupils does Derwentside College have?

The number of pupils is not published.

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

Contact and details

Address
Front Street, Consett, DH8 5EE
Telephone
01207 585900
Website
www.derwentside.ac.uk
Principal
Mr Chris Todd
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
County Durham
Ward
Consett North
Constituency
Blaydon and Consett
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
130658 · LAESTAB 8408003 · UKPRN 10001934

Where these figures come from