St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

St Leonard's Catholic School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form. It is located in Durham, County Durham, England.[1]

St Leonard's Catholic school
Address
DH1 4NG

County Durham
,
DH1 4NG

England
Coordinates54.785°N 1.585°W / 54.785; -1.585
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1936
Local authorityDurham County Council
TrustBishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Department for Education URN143583 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherChris Hamill
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1376~
Websitehttp://www.st-leonards.durham.sch.uk/

History

The school was founded in 1936 as the St Leonard's Catholic Central School in the former Springwell Hall, a coalmine owner's house acquired in 1935 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.[2]

During the era of the tripartite system, the school became a secondary modern and turned comprehensive in 1970 when the system was abolished by the LEA. The sixth form was opened that same year. During the last full Ofsted Inspection in 2007 the school was given an overall rating of good.[3]

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Durham County Council, in November 2016 St Leonard's Catholic School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.

Ofsted judgements

The school was judged Good by Ofsted in 2019.[4] In 2022 it was inspected again and judged to Require Improvement.[5]

The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship

The school has a record of students attaining places on the Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The school achieved its first student in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008, and in 2009 had 3 successful applicants.[6]

Sport

The school has a rowing club, the St Leonard's School Boat Club.[7]

Notable former pupils

Sources
  1. "St Leonard's Catholic School".
  2. History of the school
  3. "Ofsted Inspection Report" (PDF).
  4. Smith, Chris (2019). "Inspection of a good school: St Leonard's Catholic School". Ofsted. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. Duncan, James (2022). "Inspection of St Leonard's Catholic School". Ofsted. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. British Council website "Fellows" Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed 10 November 2009.
  7. "Club details". British Rowing.
  8. Metcalfe, Will (10 August 2015). "GCSE results 2015: Durham schoolboy seals Sunderland football scholarship". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 9 April 2019.


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