Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 213 pupils, and a capacity of 218 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
213
Pupils
218
Capacity
98%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2013
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 Buckinghamshire 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. Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Buckinghamshire catchment area documents →Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: 218 places, 98% filled: nearing capacity
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School has a published admission number of 218 places. 213 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 98%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 218, Buckinghamshire'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. 9.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Amersham.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Buckinghamshire 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. Buckinghamshire Council school admissions (official) →
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 5PL
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 148673
Other Primary Schools in Amersham
If Our Lady's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Amersham are the next closest alternatives.
Hyde Heath Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · HP6 5RW
Chestnut Lane School Catchment Area
Community school · HP6 6EF
Elangeni School Catchment Area
Community school · HP6 6EG
St George's Church of England Infant School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · HP7 9HX
Coleshill Church of England Infant School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · HP7 0LQ
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Amersham Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · HP7 0EL
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Buckinghamshire
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Buckinghamshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Thornton College Catchment Area
Other independent school · Milton Keynes
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Marlow
St Edward's Catholic Junior School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Aylesbury
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Gerrards Cross
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 Buckinghamshire 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. Buckinghamshire 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 218 places (98% 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 Buckinghamshire 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 Amersham, Buckinghamshire, 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 Good by Ofsted in 2013. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.