St Columba's RC Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Ripley Street
Tonge Moor
Bolton
Lancashire
BL2 3AR
Phone 01204333421
Reference Number 105220

General Makeup

Number of pupils 238
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.22%
Girls: 53.78%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 32.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 13 30
2 14 16 30
3 14 16 30
4 16 14 30
5 14 16 30
6 15 13 28

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 65.1%
White, Other 8%
Mixed, Other 6.3%
African 4.6%
Asian, Other 3.4%
Chinese 0.8%
White & Asian 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Caribbean 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-05-17
Date Description Report
2024-04-10 School inspection: School inspection:
2013-09-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-11-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-11-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
1999-11-08 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 72% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 3% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.9 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths 3.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

Previous Years

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