St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

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St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

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B- Overall Grade
Primary
5-11 yr
Sunderland SR3 2BB

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A
Academics
C
Diversity
A
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C+
Ofsted
C+
Safety
C
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Based on the inspection date: 23 November 2022

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The quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

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Foundational Skills: Staff are well trained in delivering the school’s chosen phonics programme, lessons delivered with confidence and skill

Success of the Curriculum: Pupils are already benefiting from the more structured teaching approaches and detailed curriculum content

Areas Needing Improvement: Leaders need to review curriculum planning to ensure that the foundations of learning are clear

Performance in Maths & Reading: Reading across the school is a strength, pupils talk with excitement about the new books they have to read

Support for Falling Behind: Teachers quickly identify pupils falling behind with learning their sounds in phonics lessons and provide additional help

Behaviour and Attitudes: Behaviour across the school day is excellent; pupils show motivation and a positive attitude to learning

Support for SEND Pupils: Identification and support for pupils with special educational needs are effective, parents feel well informed and valued

Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Pupils say that bullying no longer happens and they feel happy and safe

Promotion of Welfare and Safety: There is a tangible culture of safeguarding across the school, staff are well trained to spot signs when support is needed

Parent Feedback: Parents and carers and pupils wholeheartedly agree with the school's aspirations

Parental Involvement: They have recently relaunched the Friends of St Leonard’s group to provide exciting events and activities

Extracurricular Activities: Clubs are not limited to sports; pupils get to try out new activities such as cross-stitch and gardening

Teacher Engagement: Staff are well trained and deliver lessons with confidence and skill

Impact on Student Progress: Lessons build learning in a logical order, benefiting students year on year

Assessment of Teaching Quality: Morale is high because leaders check staff’s workload and well-being with care

Teaching Staff Challenges: Subject leaders need a better understanding of what is taught in early years foundation stage

2022 23 November

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2020 09 December

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Tunstall Village Road, Silksworth, Sunderland, North East SR3 2BB

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St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth is a Primary, Co-Ed, Roman Catholic school located in Tyne and Wear, North East.

It has 150 students from age 5-11 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 18 : 1.

At this school, 91% of pupils achieved higher standard in reading, writing & maths at key stage 2.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

Headteacher/Principal Mrs Dionne Dunn
Phase of Education Primary
School Type Academy converter
Gender Co-Ed
Age range 5-11 yr
School Size 210
Student Teacher Ratio 18 : 1
Year Founded 2020
Religion Roman Catholic

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Phase of Education	Primary	Primary	Primary
Type	Academies	Academies	Academies
Snobe grade	B-	D-	B-
Ofset report	Good	Good	Good
Age range	5-11	2-7	7-11

Gender	Co-Ed	Co-Ed	Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio	18.8	21.9	20.7
Proficient Math	107	-	104
Proficient Read	109	-	106
Grade 5 or above GCSE	-	-	-
Grade 5 or above A Level	-	-	-
Day Fees	-	-	-

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Primary Exam Result

View the average scaled scores of pupils in the key stage 2 reading and math tests. Scores of 100 or more indicate the expected standard, while 110 or more indicate a higher standard.

Average scaled score	School	LA	England
Maths	107	101	97
Reading	109	102	98

Explore how well our pupils are doing academically. Discover the percentage of pupils who reach the expected level (with a score of 100 or more) and those who excel even further (achieving a score of 110 or more).

Reading, writing and maths	School	LA	England
Pupils meeting the expected standard	91%	60.32%	55.96%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	14%	8.03%	7.42%

Explore how much progress pupils have made in reading, writing, and math from key stage 1 to key stage 2.

Subject	Progress score	Description
Reading	1.7	Above Average
Writing	2	Above Average
Maths	0.6	Average