St Columba's Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

st-columbas-catholic-primary-school-knowsley-north-west

North WestRegion

KnowsleyLocal Authority

KnowsleyConstituency

L36 8BLPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Columba's Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Knowsley, North West.

It currently serves 224 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 42%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

224

Total Pupils

56%Boys

44%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

48%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 224
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Dec 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
17 May 2020	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.