St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
Tunstall Village Road, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2BB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dionne Dunn
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Sponsor
- Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 148277
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915210300
About this school
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 207 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 91% | 100% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 27% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 100% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 100% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 91% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 100% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 150 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth compares
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth ranked 8th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.3% | 21.1% | 207 | — |
| New Silksworth Academy Infant | — | 5.5% | 24.8% | 215 | 0.1 miles |
| New Silksworth Academy Junior | 51% | 5.8% | 49.5% | 200 | 0.1 miles |
| Mill Hill Primary School | 79% | 3.8% | 14.8% | 434 | 0.6 miles |
| Hill View Infant Academy | — | 4.4% | 9.4% | 439 | 0.9 miles |
| Plains Farm Academy | 65% | 6.4% | 48.5% | 164 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 23 November 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report29 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.11%
- English as an additional language
- 19.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.33%
- Persistent absence
- 12.22%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Silksworth Academy Infant0.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
New Silksworth Academy Junior0.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Mill Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Hill View Infant Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Plains Farm Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth ranks 5th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth teach?
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth?
- The headteacher of St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is Mrs Dionne Dunn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth?
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth full?
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth a faith school?
- Yes. St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth?
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 91% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth rank locally?
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth ranked 8th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth's absence rate?
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.