St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR3 2BBPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 207 pupils. St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 100%
Higher standard: 27%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

Black

26%

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

207

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 207
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Nov 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.