Castleside Primary School
Primary school in Consett, Durham. Good (Mar 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 9 March 2022, report published 5 May 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to Castleside Primary School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Castleside Primary School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2026
The last inspection was in March 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.4 milesMoorside Primary Academy
Standards maintained (Feb 2025)
- 1.1 milesSt Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 1.3 milesThe Grove Primary School
Good (Jan 2023)
- 1.9 milesSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
School remains Good (Mar 2024)
- 2.3 milesBenfieldside Primary School
Good (Jun 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.