St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 26 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 138650
- Address
- Halcot Avenue, DA6 7QB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 809 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
African 52.5%
White British 18.2%
Mixed 7.2%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 4.9%
Other White 3.6%
Caribbean 2.3%
Chinese 2%
Other Black 1.5%
Irish 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.42
Local authority average 4.51
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 53 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
| French | GCSE | 26 |
| Geography | GCSE | 78 |
Admissions
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 135
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 64
Offers
- 1st preference
- 77
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 36
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 146 146 0 |
| Year 8 | 169 169 0 |
| Year 9 | 161 161 0 |
| Year 10 | 174 174 0 |
| Year 11 | 159 159 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 88.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 21.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 9.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |