St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Catchment Area
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is an academy converter primary school in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 267 pupils, and a capacity of 238 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
3-11
Age range
267
Pupils
238
Capacity
112%
Fill rate
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School?
The catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is the geographic zone Somerset 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. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is managed by Somerset 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 Somerset before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Somerset catchment area documents →St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School: heavily oversubscribed at 112% capacity
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School has a published admission number of 238 places. 267 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 112%. At 112% capacity, the school is heavily oversubscribed. Somerset allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. Living within the catchment area is a strong but not guaranteed advantage, as the last distance offered shrinks each year as applications rise.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 19.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Burnham-on-Sea.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Somerset 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. Somerset Council school admissions (official) →
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School: School Information
- Full address
- Oxford Street, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1LG
- Local authority
- Somerset
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 148951
Other Primary Schools in Burnham-on-Sea
If St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Burnham-on-Sea are the next closest alternatives.
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Somerset
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Somerset. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
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Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School? ▾
The catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is the geographic zone Somerset 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. Somerset publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School currently has 267 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 238 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School? ▾
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Somerset before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School cover? ▾
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, serving pupils aged 3-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.