St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

School overview

St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school serving Bradford, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 414 pupils aged 2 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Columba's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 46 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 7.5%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 42% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.