My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
55%Agree
40%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
4%Don't know
0%St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Academy converter — Secondary
DA6 7QB / 11–16 / Boys / Roman Catholic
51.4
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 51.4
- Progress 8
- 0.04
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 53.2%
91% of parents would recommend this school
80 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
48%Agree
48%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
50%Agree
46%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
9%Agree
9%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%Not applicable
72%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
43%Agree
35%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
33%Agree
24%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
1%Not applicable
33%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
16%No
84%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 13 parents
Strongly agree
31%Agree
46%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
8%Don't know
0%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
59%Agree
30%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
41%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
59%Agree
35%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
40%Agree
52%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
60%Agree
35%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
43%Agree
45%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%13.3% of pupils receive SEN support with dedicated provision
13.3%
SEN support
5.1%
EHCP
Resourced Provision
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.6%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.2%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0%
57% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 57%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.6:1
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 11.74%
- English as additional language
- 22.4%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 22.9%
- Mixed
- 7.2%
- Asian
- 13.1%
- Black
- 5.5%
- Other
- 0.4%
White British18.2%
Other White3.6%
Irish1%
Gypsy / Roma0.1%
White & Black Caribbean2%
White & Black African2%
White & Asian1.6%
Other Mixed1.6%
Indian4.9%
Other Asian4.9%
Chinese2%
Bangladeshi0.9%
Pakistani0.4%
Caribbean2%
African2%
Other Black1.5%