St Leonard's

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

St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham

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