Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary Catchment Area
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary is an academy converter primary school in Sheffield, Derbyshire , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 207 pupils, and a capacity of 196 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
4-11
Age range
207
Pupils
196
Capacity
106%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2013
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary?
The catchment area for Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary is the geographic zone Derbyshire 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. Derbyshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary is managed by Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Derbyshire catchment area documents →Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary: at or above its 196 place limit
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary has a published admission number of 196 places. 207 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 106%. The school is at or above its published limit of 196 places. Derbyshire 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. 11.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Sheffield.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Derbyshire 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. Derbyshire Council school admissions (official) →
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary: School Information
- Full address
- College Road, Spinkhill, Sheffield, S21 3YB
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 141569
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Derbyshire
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Derbyshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Mary's Catholic Primary Catchment Area
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Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
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English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
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Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary 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: Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary
What is the catchment area for Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary? ▾
The catchment area for Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary is the geographic zone Derbyshire 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. Derbyshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary currently has 207 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 196 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary? ▾
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Derbyshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary cover? ▾
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary is a primary school in Sheffield, Derbyshire, 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 Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary? ▾
Immaculate Conception Catholic Primary was rated Good by Ofsted in 2013. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.