St Mary's Catholic Primary Catchment Area
St Mary's Catholic Primary is a voluntary aided primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire , 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
Good
Ofsted 2019
St Mary's Catholic Primary Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary?
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary is the geographic zone Derbyshire 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. Derbyshire 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 Primary is managed by Derbyshire 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 Derbyshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Derbyshire catchment area documents →St Mary's Catholic Primary: at or above its 420 place limit
St Mary's Catholic Primary 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. Derbyshire 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. 14.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Chesterfield.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Derbyshire 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. Derbyshire Council school admissions (official) →
St Mary's Catholic Primary: School Information
- Full address
- Cross Street, Chesterfield, S40 4ST
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 112898
Other Primary Schools in Chesterfield
If St Mary's Catholic Primary is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Chesterfield are the next closest alternatives.
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Barlborough Primary School Catchment Area
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Brockley Primary School Catchment Area
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Bolsover Infant School Catchment Area
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Derbyshire
St Mary's Catholic Primary shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Derbyshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
Academy converter · Ilkeston
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
Academy converter · Chesterfield
English Martyrs' Catholic Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
Academy converter · Nottingham
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Catchment Area
Academy converter · MANSFIELD
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Primary 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 Primary
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary? ▾
The catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary is the geographic zone Derbyshire 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. Derbyshire 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 Primary oversubscribed? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary 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 Mary's Catholic Primary? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Derbyshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Mary's Catholic Primary cover? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary is a primary school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 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 Mary's Catholic Primary? ▾
St Mary's Catholic Primary was rated Good by Ofsted in 2019. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.