St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

About St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is a primary school in Sunderland, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 199 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 85% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 15.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 4% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 24% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). 96% of the families who made St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 17.9 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.