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St Columb's College, Derry
Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Grammar school
23 Buncrana Road, Londonderry BT48 8NH
On the mapSearch near BT48 8NH
Overview
- Places left
- 359
- Post-primary, 2025/26 · after the October census
- Pupils
- 1,217
- October 2025 census
- District council
- Derry City and Strabane
- Type of school
- Grammar school
- Admissions
- Academic selection
- Management type
- Voluntary
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Free school meal entitlement
- 319 pupils (26%)
- Special educational needs
- 157 pupils (13%)
- All stages
- With a statement of SEN
- 36 pupils (3%)
- SEN at stages 1 and 2
- 121 pupils (10%)
- Newcomer pupils
- 17 pupils (1%)
From the Department of Education’s school enrolment (school level) data and available places, and the 2016 school locations on OpenDataNI.
Admissions
The Department of Education’s available places for 2025/26, for St Columb's College, Derry: post-primary phase, an approved enrolment of 1,540, 1,217 pupils on the roll at the October census, 359 places left. These are places left after the October census, not a chance of getting in: admission depends on each school’s admissions criteria and on the number of applications.
Places
| Approved | On roll | Over | Left | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post-primary | 1,540 | 1,217 | 36 | 359 |
Per year
Entry year
Inspection
The Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI) inspects schools in Northern Ireland and publishes a report on each inspection. Its reports of 2012 to 2020 sum up their findings in a table, shown here in ETI’s own words; earlier and later reports give written findings only. Nothing here is set beside an Ofsted outcome.