St Edward's Catholic Junior School Catchment Area
St Edward's Catholic Junior School is an academy converter primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire , serving pupils aged 7-11, with 255 pupils, and a capacity of 256 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
7-11
Age range
255
Pupils
256
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2014
St Edward's Catholic Junior School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Edward's Catholic Junior School?
The catchment area for St Edward's Catholic Junior 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 St Edward's Catholic Junior 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 →St Edward's Catholic Junior School: at or above its 256 place limit
St Edward's Catholic Junior School has a published admission number of 256 places. 255 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 256 places. Buckinghamshire 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. 18% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Aylesbury.
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) →
St Edward's Catholic Junior School: School Information
- Full address
- Hazell Avenue, Bedgrove, Aylesbury, HP21 7JF
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 7-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 18% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 148670
Other Primary Schools in Aylesbury
If St Edward's Catholic Junior School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Aylesbury are the next closest alternatives.
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Buckinghamshire
St Edward's Catholic Junior 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.
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St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School Catchment Area
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Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Edward's Catholic Junior 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: St Edward's Catholic Junior School
What is the catchment area for St Edward's Catholic Junior School? ▾
The catchment area for St Edward's Catholic Junior 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 St Edward's Catholic Junior School oversubscribed? ▾
St Edward's Catholic Junior School is operating close to its capacity of 256 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 Edward's Catholic Junior School? ▾
St Edward's Catholic Junior 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 St Edward's Catholic Junior School cover? ▾
St Edward's Catholic Junior School is a primary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, serving pupils aged 7-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for St Edward's Catholic Junior School? ▾
St Edward's Catholic Junior School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2014. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.