Botley School Catchment Area
Botley School is an academy sponsor led primary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 209 pupils, and a capacity of 210 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
3-11
Age range
209
Pupils
210
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Requires improvement
Ofsted 2024
Botley School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Botley School?
The catchment area for Botley School is the geographic zone Oxfordshire uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and siblings. Oxfordshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
As an academy, Botley School sets its own admissions criteria, agreed with Oxfordshire. The catchment area boundary is defined in the school's annual admissions policy, which may differ from the LA's general school admissions arrangements.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Oxfordshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Oxfordshire catchment area documents →Botley School: at or above its 210 place limit
Botley School has a published admission number of 210 places. 209 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 210 places. Oxfordshire allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 20.6% of pupils at Botley School are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Oxfordshire.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Oxfordshire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Oxfordshire Council school admissions (official) →
Botley School: School Information
- Full address
- Elms Road, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9JZ
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 147759
Other Primary Schools in Oxford
If Botley School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Oxford are the next closest alternatives.
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School Catchment Area
Community school · OX3 0PJ
William Fletcher Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX5 1LW
East Oxford Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX4 1JP
Windmill Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX3 8NG
West Oxford Community Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX2 0BY
Wood Farm Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX3 8QQ
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Botley School by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Oxford · 1.4 miles away
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Oxford · 1.5 miles away
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Oxford · 1.7 miles away
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Frequently Asked Questions: Botley School
What is the catchment area for Botley School? ▾
The catchment area for Botley School is the geographic zone Oxfordshire uses to prioritise admissions when this primary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and siblings. Oxfordshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Botley School oversubscribed? ▾
Botley School is operating close to its capacity of 210 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Botley School? ▾
Admission to Botley School is managed by Oxfordshire. When oversubscribed, places go to looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment area distance. Always verify the current policy with the council before applying.
What age range does Botley School cover? ▾
Botley School is a primary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire, serving pupils aged 3-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Botley School? ▾
Botley School was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in 2024. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.