Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Alcester, Warwickshire , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 94 pupils, and a capacity of 105 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
94
Pupils
105
Capacity
90%
Fill rate
Requires improvement
Ofsted 2023
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School?
The catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Warwickshire 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. Warwickshire 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's Catholic Primary School is managed by Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Warwickshire catchment area documents →Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: 105 places, 90% filled: nearing capacity
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has a published admission number of 105 places. 94 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 90%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 105, Warwickshire'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. 29.8% of pupils at Our Lady's Catholic Primary School are eligible for free school meals, broadly in line with the national average. This reflects a mixed catchment population across Warwickshire.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Warwickshire 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. Warwickshire Council school admissions (official) →
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- St Faith's Road, Alcester, B49 6AG
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 143632
Other Primary Schools in Alcester
If Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Alcester are the next closest alternatives.
Great Alne Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · B49 6HQ
Bidford-on-Avon CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · B50 4QG
Dunnington CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · B49 5NT
St Nicholas CofE Primary Catchment Area
Academy converter · B49 6AG
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, Haselor Catchment Area
Academy converter · B49 6LU
Coughton CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · B49 5HN
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Warwickshire
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Warwickshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Leamington Spa
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Leamington Spa
St Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Warwick
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Leamington Spa
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Our Lady's 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's Catholic Primary School
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Warwickshire 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. Warwickshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Our Lady's Catholic Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is operating close to its capacity of 105 places (90% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for Our Lady's Catholic Primary School? ▾
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Warwickshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Our Lady's Catholic Primary School cover? ▾
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Alcester, Warwickshire, 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's Catholic Primary School? ▾
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in 2023. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.