St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
Primary schoolSt Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 23 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 85% of pupils at St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
24% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 85% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 24% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- New Silksworth Academy InfantPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 202490 m
- New Silksworth Academy JuniorPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)90 m
- Venerable Bede Church of England AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)610 m
- Mill Hill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Mill Hill Nursery SchoolNursery. Outstanding (overall), March 20241 km
- Hill View Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 20221.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).