St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
About the school
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham is an open secondary school in County Durham.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 8 October 2024
- Published
- 17 November 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 57.7
- County Durham
- 44.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- County Durham
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 59.10%
- County Durham
- 41.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.00%
- County Durham
- 61.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.40%
- County Durham
- 32.50%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.01
- County Durham
- 3.75
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 38.91
AAB or better
- School
- 24.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1260
Girls
51.11%
Boys
48.89%
SEN support
7.22%
Education, health and care plan
1.35%
English as an additional language
7.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.34%
Overall absence
6.54
Persistent absence
15.94
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
236
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
89%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
114
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
68%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
14%