St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Chatham, Medway , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 209 pupils, and a capacity of 210 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
209
Pupils
210
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2015
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
The catchment area for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Medway 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. Medway publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is managed by Medway 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 Medway before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Medway catchment area documents →St Benedict's Catholic Primary School: at or above its 210 place limit
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has a published admission number of 210 places. 209 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 210 places. Medway 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. 6.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Chatham.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Medway 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 Medway school admissions →
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
- Local authority
- Medway
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 6.7% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 149979
Other Primary Schools in Chatham
If St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Chatham are the next closest alternatives.
Greenvale Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · ME4 5UP
New Road Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · ME4 5QN
Horsted Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · ME5 9TF
Horsted Junior School Catchment Area
Community school · ME5 9TF
Tunbury Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · ME5 9HY
Swingate Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · ME5 8TJ
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Medway
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Medway. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Gillingham
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Gillingham
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Rochester
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Rochester
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Benedict'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.
Hempstead Junior School Catchment Area
Community school · Gillingham · 1.4 miles away
Hempstead Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · Gillingham · 1.4 miles away
Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Gillingham · 1.5 miles away
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Medway 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. Medway publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is operating close to its capacity of 210 places (100% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for St Benedict's Catholic Primary School? ▾
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Medway before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School cover? ▾
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Chatham, Medway, 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 St Benedict's Catholic Primary School? ▾
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2015. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.