Primary school

St Columba's School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA14 3AD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,648 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 10%10%2016/17: top 54%2017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 9%9% · 2018/192022/23: top 18%2023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 98%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM30% · North West 63%1/10 Well below North West
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West
Maths score98 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 62% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 67% · 27 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 86% · 29 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 75% · 20 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 70% · 20 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 30% · 30 pupils · North West 63%86%30%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 27 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 10% · 20 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 5% · 20 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 20 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 108 · 20 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 27 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 20 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 20 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 10510798No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2024 · 93.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd100
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Outstanding
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026212
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.8%
First language not English1.4%
SEN support13.4%
EHC plan8.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils10.2%

Girls 53.2%Boys 46.8%

88.3% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher27.0
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 5.8
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.6
  • Other support 6.9

Teachers 7.8 FTE · Whole workforce 26.3 · 59 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,052
Spend per pupil£7,230
Staff spend per pupil£5,873
Reserve per pupil−£879
  • −£186,328revenue reserve
  • −£37,536in-year balance

Grants £6,689 · self-generated £363 · premises £295 per pupil