The open date and status above indicates when Consett Academy opened or when it changed to its most recent incarnation, with a number of schools converting to academies in recent years. Where schools ...

A derelict piece of land left over when a new school was built in County Durham has been give a new lease of life. The land was ready to be worked on in 2020, but Covid hit, meaning the Year Nine ...

PLANS for a controversial academy in a former steel town are to be unveiled next week. Parents of schoolchildren in Consett will get their first look at what the town’s new super school could be like.

Scaled down plans for a new academy in County Durham are to go ahead despite the withdrawal of its main sponsor. Durham University said that education system changes had "reduced its ability to ...

Several Durham businesses are working on the construction of Consett Academy, at the town’s Belle Vue site. To date, contracts worth in excess of £5.7m have been awarded to County Durham firms as part ...

Students were evacuated from Consett Academy after a bomb threat sparked a major police operation. In a statement from the Academy, based on Ashdale Road, they said both the school and nearby leisure ...

Godfrey Syrett has completed a £1.2m furniture installation at the new £43m Consett Academy, managed by Carillion Construction. The Killingworth-based furniture firm designed, manufactured and ...

DETAILED plans on the controversial development of an academy school and leisure centre on the Belle Vue site in Consett go on display on Monday (October 22). Consultation on the detailed plans for ...

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