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St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Secondary · Boys · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath DA6 7QB · st-columbas.co.uk · 01322 553236
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Bexley 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 805
- 89% of 900 places
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24%
- First language not English
- 19.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 84 families put the school first and 159 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 159 | 84 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 135 | 77 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 129 | 73 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 137 | 82 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 133 | 78 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51.4, and 53.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Bexley it was 50.6, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼20.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 41.4 | −5.1 |
| Sixth form college | 31.4 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 17.8 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | — |
| Employment | 0.6 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −1.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | +1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 November 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 26 Nov 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (80 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 80
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (16%) with SEND