St John's CofE Primary School Catchment Area
St John's CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided primary school in Croydon , serving pupils aged 4-11, with 419 pupils, and a capacity of 420 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
4-11
Age range
419
Pupils
420
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Outstanding
Ofsted 2016
St John's CofE Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St John's CofE Primary School?
The catchment area for St John's CofE Primary School is the geographic zone Croydon 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. Croydon publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St John's CofE Primary School is managed by Croydon 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 Croydon before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Croydon catchment area documents →St John's CofE Primary School: at or above its 420 place limit
St John's CofE Primary School has a published admission number of 420 places. 419 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 420 places. Croydon 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. 7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Croydon.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Croydon 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. Croydon Council school admissions (official) →
St John's CofE Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Spring Park Road, Shirley, Croydon, CR0 5EL
- Local authority
- Croydon
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 101788
Other Primary Schools in Croydon
If St John's CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Croydon are the next closest alternatives.
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Forestdale Primary School Catchment Area
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Park Hill Infant School Catchment Area
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Ark Oval Primary Academy Catchment Area
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Other Church of England Schools in Croydon
St John's CofE Primary School shares its religious character with these Church of England schools across Croydon. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
All Saints CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · London
Coulsdon CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Old Coulsdon
Christ Church CofE Primary School (Purley) Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Purley
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Croydon
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St John's CofE 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: St John's CofE Primary School
What is the catchment area for St John's CofE Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for St John's CofE Primary School is the geographic zone Croydon 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. Croydon publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St John's CofE Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
St John's CofE Primary School is operating close to its capacity of 420 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 John's CofE Primary School? ▾
St John's CofE Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Croydon before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St John's CofE Primary School cover? ▾
St John's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Croydon, 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 John's CofE Primary School? ▾
St John's CofE Primary School was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2016. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.