St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Durham · DH1 4NG · County Durham
Ages 11–18
- Att857.2
- P80.6
- EM5+62%
- Absence8.1%
2.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 114308
Belmont Community School
Community school · Durham · DH1 2AG
Ages 11–16 · 887 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
School remains Good
Attainment 8
48.1
Overall absence
8.5%
Admissions demand
1.07 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-05-06
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.15
−20+2
Attainment 848.1
English & maths grade 5+48%
English & maths grade 4+68%
EBacc entry91%
EBacc APS: 4.4
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.9%
Unauthorised2.6%
- Authorised absence
- 5.8%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 858
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.07 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
175
Places offered
163
1st-preference offers
155
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 251
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 163
- Applications from outside LA
- 9
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 2
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill99%
887 pupils · 900 places
- Pupils on roll
- 887
- Boys / girls
- 453 / 434
- School capacity
- 900
- Capacity fill
- 887 / 900 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 34.5%
- FSM pupils
- 305
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Marsden
Location
- Address
- The Links, Belmont
- Postcode
- DH1 2AG
- Town
- Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment
- Resourced provision
- Resourced provision
- Resourced places
- 12 on roll / 20 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Durham, County Durham, 887 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.5%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Framwellgate School Durham
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
Durham · DH1 5BQ · County Durham
Ages 11–18
- Att848.0
- P8-0.1
- EM5+48%
- Absence8.7%
2.5 miles away
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Secondary
Durham · DH1 4SU · County Durham
Ages 11–18
- Att856.7
- P80.2
- EM5+68%
- Absence6.8%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Marsden
- Telephone
- 01913865715