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St Columba's College

All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Independent school

King Harry Lane, St Albans AL3 4AW · stcolumbascollege.org · 01727 855185

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B
average result (40.7 points per entry)
Pupils
822
95% of 865 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
No

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 31.9 (England 46.3)31.92017/18: 32.5 (England 46.5)32.52018/19: 32.1 (England 46.7)32.12021/22: 35.4 (England 48.8)35.42022/23: 35.7 (England 46.3)35.72023/24: 34.2 (England 45.9)34.22024/25: 32.9 (England 46.0)32.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼32.946.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼2.614.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 36.3 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 37.5 (England 31.1)B-2017/18: 36.6 (England 32.1)B-2018/19: 34.8 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 43.3 (England 37.9)B+2022/23: 39.0 (England 34.2)B2023/24: 41.1 (England 34.4)B2024/25: 40.7 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
77 studentsB (40.7)Average -0.13
77 studentsB (40.6)Below average -0.15
19 studentsMerit (25.7)Well below average -0.91
21.9%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2482B (41.1)-0.07
2022/2369B (39)—
2021/2261B+ (43.3)—
2018/1963C+ (34.8)+0.10
2017/1862B- (36.6)+0.08
2016/1772B- (37.5)+0.20
2015/1668B- (36.3)+0.20

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University85.4+6
Further education1.2−1.9
Apprenticeship2.4−0.8
Employment1.2−3.6
Not in a lasting destination6.1+2.9
Activity not captured3.7−2.6

ISI

St Columba's College is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Met
Inspected
27 January 2026
Non-routine inspection

Inspection reports

Previously: standards not all met, routine inspection, Apr 2025

Earlier inspections

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