St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Academy converter secondary school in Bexleyheath (Bexley).
Attainment 8
48.9
▲ 2.7 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
51.5%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
94.7%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
24.0%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
18.5%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
89%
805 / 900 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Nov 2024
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Columba's Catholic Boys' School is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Bexleyheath, Bexley. The school caters for boys pupils aged 11 to 16 and currently has 809 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 900. It is part of the St OSCAR ROMERO CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Dave Evans.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 138650
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Constituency
- Bexleyheath and Crayford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil McDonough | Chair of Local Governing Body | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Tamara Renshaw Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Imelda Love | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Benjamin Kennor | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Murphy | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 · until 2029 | |
| Mr Tony Slonecki | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Mensah | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Oloruntoyin Moriyike Ola-Adams | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Bukola Oyelade | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dave Evans | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Neil McDonough Former | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Colette Doran-Hannon Former | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Georgina Millbank Former | Local Governor | Any additional members appointed by the members of the academy trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Tamara Renshaw Former | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record