Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Rayleigh, Essex , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 422 pupils, and a capacity of 420 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
4-11
Age range
422
Pupils
420
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2016
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School?
The catchment area for Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Essex 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. Essex publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is managed by Essex 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 Essex before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Essex catchment area documents →Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School: at or above its 420 place limit
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School has a published admission number of 420 places. 422 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 420 places. Essex 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. 9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Rayleigh.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Essex 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. Essex Council school admissions (official) →
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Little Wheatley Chase, Rayleigh, SS6 9EH
- Local authority
- Essex
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 145996
Other Primary Schools in Rayleigh
If Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Rayleigh are the next closest alternatives.
Down Hall Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · SS6 9LW
Edward Francis Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · SS6 8AJ
Rayleigh Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · SS6 7DD
Grove Wood Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · SS6 8UA
Glebe Primary School Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · SS6 9HG
Wyburns Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · SS6 7PE
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Essex
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Essex. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Anne Line Catholic Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Basildon
St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Hutton
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Braintree
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Maldon
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary 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: Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School
What is the catchment area for Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Essex 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. Essex publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School currently has 422 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 420 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School? ▾
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Essex before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School cover? ▾
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Rayleigh, Essex, 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 Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School? ▾
Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2016. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.