St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 143583
- Address
- North End, DH1 4NG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1260 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.2%
White British 82.5%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 3.6%
Other 2.3%
Indian 2%
African 1.8%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.5
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.98
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 168
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 166 88 78 |
| Year 8 | 227 113 114 |
| Year 9 | 229 115 114 |
| Year 10 | 207 103 104 |
| Year 11 | 224 99 125 |
| Year 12 | 104 49 55 |
| Year 13 | 103 49 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 80.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 45.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 62.0% 31.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.8% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 50.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 33.0% 18.3% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 4.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 2.4% |