Oaklands Catholic School Catchment Area
Oaklands Catholic School is an academy converter secondary school in Waterlooville, Hampshire , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1367 pupils, and a capacity of 1340 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-18
Age range
1,367
Pupils
1,340
Capacity
102%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2013
Oaklands Catholic School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Oaklands Catholic School?
The catchment area for Oaklands Catholic School is the geographic zone Hampshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary 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. Hampshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Oaklands Catholic School is managed by Hampshire 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 Hampshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Hampshire catchment area documents →Oaklands Catholic School: at or above its 1340 place limit
Oaklands Catholic School has a published admission number of 1340 places. 1367 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 102%. The school is at or above its published limit of 1340 places. Hampshire 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. 15.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Waterlooville.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Hampshire 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 Hampshire school admissions →
Oaklands Catholic School: School Information
- Full address
- Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BW
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 137345
Other Secondary Schools in Waterlooville
If Oaklands Catholic School is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Waterlooville are the next closest alternatives.
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Hampshire
Oaklands Catholic School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Hampshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Jude's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Fareham
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Havant Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Havant
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Lymington
St Bede's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Basingstoke
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Oaklands Catholic 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Oaklands Catholic School
What is the catchment area for Oaklands Catholic School? ▾
The catchment area for Oaklands Catholic School is the geographic zone Hampshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary 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. Hampshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Oaklands Catholic School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Oaklands Catholic School currently has 1367 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 1340 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Oaklands Catholic School? ▾
Oaklands Catholic School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Hampshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Oaklands Catholic School cover? ▾
Oaklands Catholic School is a secondary school in Waterlooville, Hampshire, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Oaklands Catholic School? ▾
Oaklands Catholic School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2013. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.