St Columba's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Bolton
St Columba's RC Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Ripley Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, BL2 3AR
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 235 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are keen to help others to succeed.”
- “Through undertaking roles such as subject ambassadors, school councillors and prefects, pupils make meaningful contributions to the school.”
- “For example, reading ambassadors help children in the early years with their phonics reading.”
To improve
- “Consequently, there is less clarity about what knowledge needs to be taught in these areas of the curriculum.”
- “Pupils’ understanding in some of these subjects is not secure as it is in others.”
- “However, the school’s checks on learning are less precise in subjects that are still being developed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
- Castle Hill Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Sharples Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Maxentius CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Tonge Moor Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Oaks Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Valley Community Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published