St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 18 2022 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
- 1361 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.6%
White British 82.9%
Other White 4.8%
Mixed 3.4%
Other 2.4%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.65
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 59.4
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.11
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 57 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 71 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 38 |
| English Language | GCSE | 215 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 213 |
Admissions
St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 146
- 3rd preference
- 114
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 228 116 112 |
| Year 8 | 232 114 118 |
| Year 9 | 220 111 109 |
| Year 10 | 227 99 128 |
| Year 11 | 222 101 121 |
| Year 12 | 114 58 56 |
| Year 13 | 118 61 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 81.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 19.0% 45.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 73.0% 32.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 57.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 42.0% 23.0% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 4.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.2% 2.2% |