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St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

About the school

St Columba's Catholic Boys' School is an open secondary school in Bexley.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
27 November 2024
Published
12 January 2025
Inspection type
Ungraded inspection
Latest outcome
Standards maintained

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

158 pupils

Attainment 8

School
51.4
Bexley
50.6
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Bexley
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
53.20%
Bexley
53.80%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
75.30%
Bexley
70.30%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
20.30%
Bexley
42.00%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
4.42
Bexley
4.51
England
4.09

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

809

Girls

0.00%

Boys

100.00%

SEN support

8.28%

Education, health and care plan

5.07%

English as an additional language

22.40%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

23.11%

Overall absence

5.33

Persistent absence

14.32

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

168

Sustained education or employment

93%

Education

90%

Apprenticeship

2%

Employment

1%

Not sustained

5%

After 16–18 study

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