St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy Catchment Area
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is an academy sponsor led primary school in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens , serving pupils aged 7-11, with 229 pupils, and a capacity of 240 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
7-11
Age range
229
Pupils
240
Capacity
95%
Fill rate
Requires improvement
Ofsted 2022
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy?
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is the geographic zone St. Helens 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. St. Helens publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is managed by St. Helens 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 St. Helens before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find St. Helens catchment area documents →St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy: 240 places, 95% filled: nearing capacity
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy has a published admission number of 240 places. 229 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 95%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 240, St. Helens's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 17.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Newton-le-Willows.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
St. Helens 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 St. Helens school admissions →
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy: School Information
- Full address
- Barn Way, Newton-le-Willows, WA12 9QQ
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 7-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 150302
Other Primary Schools in Newton-le-Willows
If St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Newton-le-Willows are the next closest alternatives.
Newton-le-Willows Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · WA12 9UF
Lyme Community Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · WA12 9HD
Wargrave CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · WA12 8QL
St Peter's CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · WA12 9UR
The District CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · WA12 9PZ
Other Roman Catholic Schools in St. Helens
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across St. Helens. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · St Helens
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · St Helens
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · St Helens
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · St Helens
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy 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 Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy? ▾
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is the geographic zone St. Helens 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. St. Helens publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy oversubscribed? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is operating close to its capacity of 240 places (95% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by St. Helens before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy cover? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is a primary school in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens, 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 Mary's Catholic Junior Academy? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy was rated Requires improvement by Ofsted in 2022. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.