St Columba's Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 3 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Unique reference
- 104480
- Address
- Hillside Road, Huyton, Hillside Road, L36 8BL
- Website
- stcolumbasknowsley.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 229 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 59.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.9%
White British 83%
Other White 5.7%
African 4.4%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Mixed 1.3%
Irish Traveller 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsAverage-0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 48%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 1 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 24 13 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 17 12 |
| Year 1 | 28 19 9 |
| Year 2 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 5 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 6 | 24 13 11 |