Academy converter · Sunderland

St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

5–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148277URN

Tunstall Village Road, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

49 applications for 30 places · 29th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

23 November 2022
Graded inspection: Good
29 January 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as St Leonard's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 108846

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

49 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 2.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 5.0; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as St Leonard's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108846), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	49	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2025	31	49	1.6	30	0.97
Sep 2024	20	40	2.0	17	0.85
Sep 2023	15	23	1.5	8	0.53
Sep 2022	12	31	2.6	12	1.00
Sep 2021	10	28	2.8	10	1.00
Sep 2020 *	18	49	2.7	17	0.94
Sep 2019 *	19	47	2.5	15	0.79
Sep 2018 *	21	57	2.7	20	0.95
Sep 2017 *	10	50	5.0	8	0.80
Sep 2016 *	16	42	2.6	14	0.88
Sep 2015 *	30	58	1.9	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	23	49	2.1	21	0.91

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 88% · Maths 94% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%8th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard52%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	85%	24%	109	109
2023/24	100%	27%	111	110
2022/23	91%	14%	109	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
New Silksworth Academy Infant
0.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place
New Silksworth Academy Junior
0.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

51%met the SATs standard
Mill Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Hill View Infant Academy
1.5 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.3applications per place
Plains Farm Academy
1.7 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

1.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Ryhope Junior School
1.7 km · Sunderland

2026

67%met the SATs standard
Ryhope Infant School Academy
1.7 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place
Farringdon Academy
1.8 km · Sunderland

2026

1.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148277 · 394/3319
Trust: Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 21.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: St Leonard's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108846)
Address: Tunstall Village Road, Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 2BB
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources