St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho Catchment Area
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is a voluntary aided primary school in Blackburn, Lancashire , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 289 pupils, and a capacity of 290 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
3-11
Age range
289
Pupils
290
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2016
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho?
The catchment area for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is the geographic zone Lancashire 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. Lancashire 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is managed by Lancashire 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 Lancashire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Lancashire catchment area documents →St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho: at or above its 290 place limit
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho has a published admission number of 290 places. 289 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 290 places. Lancashire 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. 6.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Blackburn.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Lancashire 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. Lancashire Council school admissions (official) →
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho: School Information
- Full address
- Whalley Road, Langho, Blackburn, BB6 8EQ
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 119642
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Other Roman Catholic Schools in Lancashire
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Lancashire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Morecambe
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Catchment Area
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St Catherine's RC Primary School Catchment Area
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Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho? ▾
The catchment area for St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is the geographic zone Lancashire 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. Lancashire 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho oversubscribed? ▾
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is operating close to its capacity of 290 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho? ▾
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Lancashire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho cover? ▾
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho is a primary school in Blackburn, Lancashire, serving pupils aged 3-11. 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 Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho? ▾
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho was rated Good by Ofsted in 2016. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.