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St Columba's Catholic Primary School

Hillside Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 8BL

Local ranking37th of 49 primary schools in Knowsley
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026

Primary

Phase

249

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
52.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
70.0%
Writing (Expected)
63.0%
Maths (Expected)
56.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
44.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
100.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
99.0
Cohort Size
27

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
224
Boys
115 (51%)
Girls
109 (49%)
Capacity
249 (90% full)
SEND
17.9%
FSM Eligible
60.1%
EAL
11.2%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.6%
SEN Support
14.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.3
Budget per Pupil
£8,276/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
9.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
26.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 78.0%
  • Black African: 6.3%
  • White Other: 5.4%
  • Asian Indian: 4.0%
  • Asian Other: 2.7%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Other: 1.4%
  • White Traveller: 0.5%

78.0%

White British

6.3%

Black African

5.4%

White Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104480
UKPRN
10075026
Establishment No.
3357