Examination ResultsInspection Reports
Inspection reports.
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Ofsted regulate and inspect schools and colleges to seek improvement in the service. They carry out a large number of inspections and regulatory visits in England and publish their findings on their website.
As a faith school, St Leonard’s also receives inspection from the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. This inspection looks at the Catholic Life, Collective Worship and Religious Education at St Leonard’s.
Ofsted October 2024
For the latest inspection report please click on the link below.
Catholic School Inspection 2025
For the latest RE inspection report please click on the link below.
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Latest News
2026 Northeast Secondary School of the Year
It is lovely to share the news with families that St Leonard’s has won all three awards for the Northeast in this year’s Sunday Times Parent Power Awards. The awards are: State Secondary School of the Year, State Secondary School of the Year for Academic Excellence and Comprehensive School of the Year. Credit for these awards belongs to our entire community of […]
Published: December 5, 2025
Catholic Schools Inspection
It is a pleasure to share with you the outcome of our recent Catholic School Inspection. It is a credit to the entire community – families, pupils, staff and our parishes – to be graded ‘Outstanding across all areas’. You can read the report here and an accompanying letter from Mr Simmons here.
Published: November 6, 2025
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is an exempt charity. It is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under company registration number 07890590. The registered office address is Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education HQ, Barmston Court, Turbine Business Park, Nissan Way, Washington, SR5 3NY.
