Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Catchment Area
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is a voluntary controlled primary school in Wakefield , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 237 pupils, and a capacity of 250 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
3-11
Age range
237
Pupils
250
Capacity
95%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2013
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource?
The catchment area for Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is the geographic zone Wakefield 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. Wakefield publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is managed by Wakefield 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.
The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Wakefield before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Wakefield catchment area documents →Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource: 250 places, 95% filled: nearing capacity
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource has a published admission number of 250 places. 237 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 95%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 250, Wakefield'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. 18.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Wakefield.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Wakefield 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. Find Wakefield school admissions →
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource: School Information
- Full address
- Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 108252
Other Primary Schools in Wakefield
If Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Wakefield are the next closest alternatives.
Grange Moor Primary School Catchment Area
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Carlton Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · WF3 3RE
Robin Hood Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · WF3 3BG
Thorpe Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · WF3 3DG
Crofton Junior School Catchment Area
Community school · WF4 1HJ
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 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.
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Catchment Area
Community school · Dewsbury · 4.9 miles away
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Dewsbury · 5.0 miles away
Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Batley · 5.1 miles away
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Frequently Asked Questions: Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
What is the catchment area for Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource? ▾
The catchment area for Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is the geographic zone Wakefield 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. Wakefield publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource oversubscribed? ▾
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is operating close to its capacity of 250 places (95% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource? ▾
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Wakefield before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource cover? ▾
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is a primary school in Wakefield, 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 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource? ▾
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource was rated Good by Ofsted in 2013. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.