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
Map of nearby schools
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Nearby schools
nearest first44 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Gravel Hill Primary School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Primary | 434 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| St Catherine's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 0.1 mi | Secondary | 1,021 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Beths Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Secondary | 1,701 | Good, 2022 |
| Pelham Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 394 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Mayplace Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 623 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Endeavour Academy BexleyAcademy special converter | 0.6 mi | Special | 102 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| Lift BexleyheathAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 1,474 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Townley Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,669 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Shenstone SchoolAcademy special converter | 0.7 mi | Special | 240 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 0.7 mi | Primary | 211 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Upton Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 454 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Outstanding (Jul 2017) |
| St Paulinus Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 203 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| Upland Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 444 | Good, 2024 |
| Bursted Wood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 621 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all seven areas |
| Old Bexley Church of England SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 615 | Good, 2023 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 421 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2017, previous school) |
| Barnehurst Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 218 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Barnehurst Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 240 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Haberdashers' Crayford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Secondary | 1,078 | Good, 2022 |
| Haberdashers' Crayford PrimaryAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 243 | Good, 2024 |
| Crook Log Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 432 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2014) |
| Fairford Academy BarnehurstAcademy sponsor led | 1.3 mi | Primary | 452 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Belmont AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 436 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018, previous school) |
| Northumberland Heath Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 442 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good |
| Barrington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2012, previous school) |
| Woodside AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.5 mi | Special | 206 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2018, previous school) |
| Brampton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 429 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2018) |
| Hurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 662 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2011, previous school) |
| Aspire AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.5 mi | Special | 75 | Good, 2023 |
| Leigh Academy BexleyAcademy sponsor led | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 873 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Wentworth Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 649 | Good, 2023 |
| Foster's Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.6 mi | Primary | 452 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| St Fidelis Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 459 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Maypole Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 410 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6 |
| Peareswood Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 418 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (May 2019) |
| Park View AcademyOther independent special | 1.8 mi | Special | 48 | - |
| St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 221 | Good, 2022 |
| Blackfen School for GirlsAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,324 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Royal Park Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 338 | Good, 2023 |
| St. Paul's (Slade Green) Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 348 | Good, 2023 |
| Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 498 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Outstanding |
| Sherwood Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 282 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2016) |
| Break Through SchoolOther independent | 2.0 mi | Independent | 39 | - |
| Joydens Wood Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 2.0 mi | Primary | 190 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2014) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 6 of 10).
Overall deprivation6
Income5
Employment5
Education and skills5
Health7
Crime6
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment5
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 120
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