St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Unique reference
- 148258
- Address
- Tong Street, Dudley Hill, BD4 9PY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 420 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 33.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.5%
White British 52.6%
Other White 23.3%
African 10%
Mixed 9.1%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Other 1%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingWell above average3
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 49%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 49
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 33 15 18 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 33 20 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 50 34 16 |
| Year 1 | 50 24 26 |
| Year 2 | 49 27 22 |
| Year 3 | 44 22 22 |
| Year 4 | 50 24 26 |
| Year 5 | 48 22 26 |
| Year 6 | 50 31 19 |