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St Columba's School

Primary

Westmorland and Furness · Barrow-in-Furness · LA14 3AD www.stcolumbas.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
216
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
30%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
30%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
216
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityWestmorland and Furness
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio27.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Columba's School · Primary · Westmorland and Furness

Finance£6887 spend / pupil£6462 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
30%
-40pp
86%58%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
37%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
63%
LA AVG 71.21%
SPAG higher standard
3%
LA AVG 23.69%
Reading scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 105.17
Maths scaled score
98.0
LA AVG 104.12
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
216
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Church Lane, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3AD
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2530%0%60%27%60%13%37%3%70%63%103.098.0101.022%216
2023/2470%5%80%50%70%10%80%25%85%75%108.0105.0106.019%219
2022/2375%10%85%35%80%15%85%35%90%80%108.0107.0108.0+1.20+0.70+1.0019%204
2018/1986%14%90%31%93%21%93%31%97%93%107.0107.0108.0+1.00+0.60+1.3012%220
2017/1867%0%81%26%93%22%78%19%96%78%105.0104.0103.0-0.40+1.70-0.8012%213
2016/1762%7%72%17%86%17%90%28%93%93%103.0106.0107.0+0.10+2.50+2.4018%197

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521623.822%1%12%5%10%
2023/2421924.119%1%9%5%14%
2022/2320422.119%2%9%5%18%
2021/2221523.417%2%8%6%11%
2020/2122023.613%1%9%
2018/1922022.912%3%10%4%3%
2017/1821317.712%2%12%4%5%
2016/1719720.618%2%11%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.