St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 2019 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
- 838 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 21.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
African 49.4%
White British 19.3%
Mixed 7.3%
Indian 4.9%
Other Asian 4.9%
Other White 3.7%
Caribbean 2.6%
Other Black 2.3%
Chinese 2.1%
Irish 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.4
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 4.41
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 63 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 166 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 165 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 129
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 73
Offers
- 1st preference
- 73
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 14
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 174 0 |
| Year 8 | 154 154 0 |
| Year 9 | 174 174 0 |
| Year 10 | 164 164 0 |
| Year 11 | 172 172 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 92.0% 90.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 18.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 62.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 8.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |