Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is an academy sponsor led primary school in LEEDS , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 208 pupils, and a capacity of 210 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
208
Pupils
210
Capacity
99%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2018
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy?
The catchment area for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is the geographic zone Leeds 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, in most years, faith-based criteria. Leeds publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is managed by Leeds and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Leeds before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Leeds catchment area documents →Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy: 210 places, 99% filled: nearing capacity
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy has a published admission number of 210 places. 208 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 99%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 210, Leeds's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 20.2% of pupils at Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Leeds.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Leeds 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. Leeds Council school admissions (official) →
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy: School Information
- Full address
- Otley Old Road, Cookridge, LEEDS, LS16 6NF
- Local authority
- Leeds
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 20.2% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 142004
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Leeds
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Leeds. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa Catchment Area
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St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley Catchment Area
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Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School Catchment Area
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Wetherby
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy
What is the catchment area for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy? ▾
The catchment area for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is the geographic zone Leeds 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, in most years, faith-based criteria. Leeds publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy oversubscribed? ▾
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is operating close to its capacity of 210 places (99% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy? ▾
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Leeds before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy cover? ▾
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in LEEDS, serving pupils aged 4-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy? ▾
Holy Name Catholic Voluntary Academy was rated Good by Ofsted in 2018. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.