St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

St Leonard's Catholic School

North End, Durham DH1 4NG

http://www.st-leonards.durham.sch.uk/

St Leonard's Catholic School is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,400 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In January 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College, St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Cardinal Hume Catholic School and St Thomas More Catholic School.)

Particular strengths include Attainment, Destinations, Attendance and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Finances and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
0.9		Framwellgate School Durham
2.1		Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
2.4		Belmont Community School
4.6		Hermitage Academy
5.0		Park View School
5.5		Hetton Academy
6.0		Kepier
6.3		Whitworth Park Academy
6.8		Parkside Academy
6.9		Ferryhill School
7.1		St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College

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Attainment: Excellent. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite low.

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is about average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is below average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is excellent, progress is about average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2022

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

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