St Columba's RC Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 19/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ripley Street, Bolton

School Information

Address: Ripley Street, Bolton, BL2 3AR
Website: www.stcolumbasrcprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01204333421
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kath Baker
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105220

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 234
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3 Confidence interval -5.2 to -0.8
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columba's RC Primary School
Ripley Street , Tonge Moor BL2 3AR 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Hill Primary School
Castle Hill Street , Tonge Moor BL2 2JT 		3out of 4 769 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sharples Primary School
Hugh Lupus Street , BL1 8RU 		3out of 4 1,072 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Maxentius CofE Primary School
New Heys Way , Bradshaw BL2 4AE 		3out of 4 1,219 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Newnham Street , Astley Bridge BL1 8QA 		4out of 4 1,493 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP 		4out of 4 210 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN 		3out of 4 1,259 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9LT 		3out of 4 1,671 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE 		4out of 4 2,065 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ 		3out of 4 2,380 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU 		2out of 4 1,856 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birtenshaw
Crompton Way , BL2 2PE 		- not rated 792 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birtenshaw
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB 		3out of 4 1,235 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street , BL1 8LX 		- not rated 1,596 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Firwood High School
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU 		3out of 4 1,985 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park School Teaching Service
Roscow Fold Centre , Stephens Street BL2 5DX 		3out of 4 2,516 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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