St Columba's School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2022 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
Westmorland and Furness
Unique reference
112364
Address
Church Lane, Walney Island, LA14 3AD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
45.2%
Girls
54.8%
First language not English
1.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.4%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.4%
Mixed 5.1%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Columba's 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
32
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
3
From another Local Authority
0
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 classes24
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
23
10
13
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
20
12
8
Year 1
31
12
19
Year 2
31
16
15
Year 3
28
10
18
Year 4
26
11
15
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
21
7
14
Year 2023-2024

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