St Columba's Catholic Boys' School is a secondary school located in Bexleyheath. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/09/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath

School Information

Address: Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath, DA6 7QB
Website: http://st-columbas.bexley.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01322553236
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bexley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nigel Fisher
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138650

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 816
Number of Boys: 816
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.15 Confidence interval -0.13 to 0.43
Of the 100 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 81 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:32%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gravel Hill Primary School
Watling Street , DA6 7QJ
3out of 4 308 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Pelham Primary School
Pelham Road , DA7 4HL
3out of 4 1,012 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mayplace Primary School
Woodside Road , DA7 6EQ
3out of 4 1,034 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Old Road , Crayford DA1 4DZ
3out of 4 1,267 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Upton Primary School
Iris Avenue , DA5 1HH
4out of 4 1,588 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Halcot Avenue , DA6 7QB
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
St Catherine's Catholic School
Watling Street , DA6 7QJ
3out of 4 294 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Beths Grammar School
Hartford Road , DA5 1NE
4out of 4 746 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Bexleyheath Academy
Woolwich Road , DA6 7DA
1out of 4 1,018 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Townley Grammar School
Townley Road , DA6 7AB
4out of 4 1,216 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Endeavour Academy Bexley
Woodside Road , DA7 6LB
3out of 4 1,010 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Shenstone School
94 Old Road , DA1 4DZ
3out of 4 1,232 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Woodside Academy
Colyers Lane , DA8 3PB
3out of 4 2,621 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aspire Academy Bexley
South Gipsy Road , DA16 1JB
4out of 4 2,725 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park View Academy
146-148 Parkview Road , DA16 1SR
- not rated 3,262 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.