St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
Academy converter in Sunderland, Sunderland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 207 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 21.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Address | Tunstall Village Road, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2BB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.stleonardsprimary.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01915210300 |
| URN | 148277 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 23 November 2022, published 19 January 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 29 January 2020, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- New Silksworth Academy Infant (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- New Silksworth Academy Junior (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- Mill Hill Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Hill View Infant Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Plains Farm Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Ryhope Junior School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Ryhope Infant School Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Farringdon Academy (primary school, about 1.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.