St Columba's RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 10 2024 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
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 105220
- Address
- Ripley Street, Tonge Moor, BL2 3AR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 236 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.9%
- Girls
- 55.1%
- First language not English
- 16.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.5%
White British 62.7%
Mixed 9.7%
Other White 8.1%
African 4.7%
Other 4.2%
Other Black 3.8%
Other Asian 3%
Unclassified 2.5%
Indian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage1.5
MathsWell above average3.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 68%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Columba's RC Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 24
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 4 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 16 7 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 3 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 11 19 |
| Year 1 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 2 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 3 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 4 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 5 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 6 | 31 13 18 |