Primary school

St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Sunderland
  • SR3 2BB
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 885 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 6%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 63%2017/18: top 90%2018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 2%2023/24: top 1%1% · 2023/242024/25: top 6%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM85% · North East 67%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM24% · North East 8%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score109 · North East 1059/10 Top 20%
Maths score109 · North East 10510/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 29 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 58% · 31 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 45% · 31 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 57% · 28 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 91% · 22 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 100% · 11 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 85% · 33 pupils · North East 67%100%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 29 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 3% · 31 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 3% · 31 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 14% · 22 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 27% · 11 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 24% · 33 pupils · North East 8%27%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 102 · 31 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 100 · 31 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 109 · 22 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 111 · 11 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 109 · 33 pupils · North East 105111100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 31 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 102 · 31 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 107 · 22 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 110 · 11 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 109 · 33 pupils · North East 105110101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in96.3%
26 of 27 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 96.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2726
2nd132
3rd92

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2020Remains Goodas predecessor
  7. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)21.1%
First language not English19.1%
SEN support19.1%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils12.2%

Girls 47.7%Boys 52.3%

98.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.0
Pupils per adult14.7
  • Classroom teachers 6.1
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 6.4
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 7.7 FTE · Whole workforce 18.3 · 26 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,593
Spend per pupil£5,668
Staff spend per pupil£4,020
Reserve per pupil−£1,915
  • −£381,000revenue reserve
  • −£15,000in-year balance

Grants £5,276 · self-generated £317 · premises £447 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (30 academies) · trust reserve £2,647,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it