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%
0.5 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 114312
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Community school · Durham · DH1 4SU
Ages 11–18 · 1,667 pupils · County Durham
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
56.7
Overall absence
6.8%
Admissions demand
1.38 · Competitive
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-02-04
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.18
−20+2
Attainment 856.7
English & maths grade 5+68%
English & maths grade 4+80%
EBacc entry28%
EBacc APS: 5.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
- Authorised absence
- 5.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.8%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,340
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
1.38 · Competitive
1st preferences
364
Places offered
263
1st-preference offers
263
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 774
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 263
- Applications from outside LA
- 9
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- 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 fill98%
1,667 pupils · 1,700 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,667
- Boys / girls
- 840 / 827
- School capacity
- 1,700
- Capacity fill
- 1,667 / 1,700 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- FSM pupils
- 210
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosslyn McFadden
Location
- Address
- Crossgate Moor
- Postcode
- DH1 4SU
- Town
- Durham
- County
- County Durham
- Local authority
- County Durham
- District
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
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 11–18, in Durham, County Durham, 1,667 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 15.6%.
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%
1.3 miles away
Durham Academy
Ofsted: Needs attentionAcademy converter · Secondary
Durham · DH7 7NG · County Durham
Ages 11–16
- Att836.3
- P8-0.3
- EM5+19%
- Absence12.9%
1.7 miles away
Belmont Community School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Durham · DH1 2AG · County Durham
Ages 11–16
- Att848.1
- P80.1
- EM5+48%
- Absence8.5%
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rosslyn McFadden
- Telephone
- 01913843887