UK Schools
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
St Columba's Catholic Boys' School is a boys' secondary academy in Bexleyheath, London Borough of Bexley, teaching 805 pupils aged 11 to 16. It was last inspected by Ofsted in November 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 51.4 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School.
- 1 INSET Day
- 2 INSET Day
- 3 Autumn Term Begins (Year 7 only)
- 4 Autumn Term Begins (Years 8–11)
- 24 INSET Day
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 5 INSET Day
- 6 Spring Term Begins
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 Summer Term Begins
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 17 Summer Term Ends
- 20 INSET Day
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 21 INSET Day
- 1–28 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- INSET Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Begins (Year 7 only) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term Begins (Years 8–11) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- INSET Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025-Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Begins Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30-Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Begins Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- INSET Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- INSET Day Jul 21, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 20-Aug 28, 2026 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare St Columba's Catholic Boys' School with London Borough of Bexley and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 51.4 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
Attendance 14.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school London Borough of Bexley England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for St Columba's Catholic Boys' School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to St Columba's Catholic Boys' School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.