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St Columba's Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
Oban Primary Campus, Soroba Road, OBAN PA34 4SB · st-columbas.argyll-bute.sch.uk · 01631 568092/0/1
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Overview
- Pupils
- 212
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Argyll and Bute
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Teachers
- 12
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
- Average class size
- 23.6
- Additional support needs
- 74 pupils (35%)
- English as an additional language
- 24 pupils (11%)
- Taught in Gaelic
- 89 pupils (42%)
- Gaelic medium or learner
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (151 pupils)
- P6 and older36.1% (22 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 3%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 25 August 2015) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 25 Aug 2015
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |