Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 325 pupils, and a capacity of 315 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
3-11
Age range
325
Pupils
315
Capacity
103%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2022
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School?
The catchment area for Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Oxfordshire 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. Oxfordshire 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 Roman Catholic Primary School is managed by Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Oxfordshire catchment area documents →Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School: at or above its 315 place limit
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School has a published admission number of 315 places. 325 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 103%. The school is at or above its published limit of 315 places. Oxfordshire 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. 8.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Oxford.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Oxfordshire 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. Oxfordshire Council school admissions (official) →
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2LF
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 8.6% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 139477
Other Primary Schools in Oxford
If Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Oxford are the next closest alternatives.
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School Catchment Area
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William Fletcher Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX5 1LW
East Oxford Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX4 1JP
Windmill Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX3 8NG
West Oxford Community Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX2 0BY
Wood Farm Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · OX3 8QQ
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Oxfordshire
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Oxfordshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Henley-on-Thames Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Henley-on-Thames
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Oxford
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Oxford
St Amand's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Wantage
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to Our Lady's Roman 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.
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · Oxford · 0.2 miles away
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Oxford · 0.4 miles away
Tyndale Community School Catchment Area
Free schools · Oxford · 0.4 miles away
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Frequently Asked Questions: Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
What is the catchment area for Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Oxfordshire 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. Oxfordshire 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 Roman Catholic Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School currently has 325 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 315 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School? ▾
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Oxfordshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School cover? ▾
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Oxford, Oxfordshire, 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 Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School? ▾
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2022. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.