St Columba's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 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
- 216 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.8%
- Girls
- 53.2%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 91.2%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 2.8%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other Black 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.2
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Columba's School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 18
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 8 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 29 14 15 |
| Year 1 | 20 11 9 |
| Year 2 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 3 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 4 | 28 10 18 |
| Year 5 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 6 | 30 16 14 |