St Columba's School is a primary school located in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 15/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Lane, Barrow-in-Furness

School Information

Address: Church Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3AD
Website: www.stcolumbas.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01229471522
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire O'Donnell
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112364

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 220
Number of Boys: 91
Number of Girls: 129

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 3.2
Writing
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.6
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.6 to 3.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hindpool Nursery School
Bath Street , LA14 5TS 		4out of 4 1,851 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columba's School
Church Lane , Walney Island LA14 3AD 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
South Walney Infant and Nursery School
Amphitrite Street , Walney LA14 3BZ 		3out of 4 416 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
South Walney Junior School
Amphitrite Street South , Walney LA14 3BG 		3out of 4 505 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Vickerstown School
Mill Lane , Walney LA14 3XY 		3out of 4 809 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
North Walney Primary & Nursery School
Duddon Drive , Walney LA14 3TN 		3out of 4 1,028 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Walney School
Sandy Gap Lane , Walney LA14 3JT 		2out of 4 577 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Furness Academy
Park Drive , LA13 9BB 		3out of 4 3,119 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Furness College
Channelside , LA14 2PJ 		- not rated 1,413 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
George Hastwell School Special Academy
Moor Tarn Lane , Walney Island LA14 3LW 		2out of 4 493 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre
Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS 		- not rated 3,231 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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