St Columba's Catholic Boys' School

St Columba's Catholic Boys' School
Address
Halcot Avenue Bexleyheath , Greater London , DA6 7QB England
Coordinates	51°27′07″N0°09′20″E / 51.45184°N 0.15558°E / 51.45184; 0.15558
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Latin: Tenui Nec Dimittam "I have taken hold and will not let go"
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1973
Department for Education URN	138650 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	D Evans [1]
Gender	Boys
Age	11to 16
Houses	Becket   Campion   Fisher  . More  . Xavier   Loyola
Website	http://www.st-columbas.bexley.sch.uk/

St Columba's Catholic Boys' School is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school with academy status, located in the Bexleyheath area of the London Borough of Bexley, England.

Description

St. Columba's Catholic Boys' School was opened by the then Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath on 7 May 1973. The lower and upper sections of the school were amalgamated on the present site in June 1990 in an extended building. A£5 million new build project on the site which included a new teaching block, new sports hall, and refurbished theatre was opened in 2005. ^[2]

The school converted to academy status in September 2012, and it was previously under the direct control of Bexley London Borough Council. The school continues to coordinate with Bexley London Borough Council for admissions.

St. Columba's Catholic Boys' School has a sister school, St. Catherine's Catholic School for Girls, which is on a separate site nearby.

Following a short inspection of the school on 23 January 2019 James Whiting, the Ofsted Inspector, ranked the school 'good'. This was the first short inspection carried out since the school was also judged to be good by Ofsted in their previous inspection that was carried out in September 2014. The report went on to say that the leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection.

The report also said that the Catholic values held by the school are evident in the safe and welcoming community the school has become.

Alumni

• Finn O'Mara (b. 1999) – footballer

References

1. "Staff List as at 01 09 22" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 November 2022.
2. "St. Columba's Catholic Boys' School – History". St-columbas.bexley.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

External links

• St Columba's Catholic Boys' School official website