St Columba's RC Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 11 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%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
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 | 27.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
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 |