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
238 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
46.2%
Girls
53.8%
First language not English
15.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
30.3%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.1%
Other White 8%
Mixed 7.9%
African 4.6%
Other Black 4.6%
Other 3.8%
Other Asian 3.4%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.9
WritingAverage1.5
MathsWell above average3.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Columba's RC Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
8
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
1
10
Reception, Full-time
30
11
19
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
30
14
16
Year 4
30
16
14
Year 5
30
14
16
Year 6
28
15
13
Year 2023-2024

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