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
- 414 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.6%
- Girls
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 36.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.6%
White British 50.7%
Other White 20%
African 13.3%
Mixed 8.9%
Other Asian 1.7%
Irish Traveller 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Pakistani 1%
Other Black 1%
Other 0.5%
Indian 0.2%
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 50%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 18 10 8 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 22 12 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 5 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 52 32 20 |
| Year 1 | 49 33 16 |
| Year 2 | 50 22 28 |
| Year 3 | 47 25 22 |
| Year 4 | 48 26 22 |
| Year 5 | 50 25 25 |
| Year 6 | 49 25 24 |