St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Aided is a primary school located in Wallsend. 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 25/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Station Road, Wallsend, NE28 8EN
Website: www.stcolumbasprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01912623098
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Garbutt
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108625

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 223
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 103

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3 Confidence interval -5.3 to -0.7
Writing
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.6
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.9 Confidence interval -6.9 to -2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Station Road , NE28 8EN 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Western Community Primary School
Rutland Road , NE28 8QL 		4out of 4 497 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School
Mullen Road , NE28 9HA 		3out of 4 1,107 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Carville Primary School
The Avenue , NE28 6AX 		3out of 4 1,136 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Redesdale Primary School
Wiltshire Drive , NE28 8TS 		3out of 4 1,176 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU 		3out of 4 1,463 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Burnside College
St Peter's Road , NE28 7LQ 		2out of 4 1,505 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW 		3out of 4 1,889 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Churchill Community College
Churchill Street , NE28 7TN 		3out of 4 2,624 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW 		3out of 4 1,344 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Sir Charles Parsons School
Westbourne Avenue , NE6 4ED 		4out of 4 2,039 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Groundwork South Tyneside and Newcastle
Eco Centre, Windmill Way , NE31 1HG 		- not rated 2,865 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Station Road , Forest Hall NE12 8YY 		- not rated 3,141 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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