St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is an academy sponsor led primary school in Exeter, Devon , serving pupils aged 3-11, with 326 pupils, and a capacity of 327 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
3-11
Age range
326
Pupils
327
Capacity
100%
Fill rate
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Nicholas Catholic Primary School?
The catchment area for St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Devon 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. Devon publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is managed by Devon 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 Devon before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Devon catchment area documents →St Nicholas Catholic Primary School: at or above its 327 place limit
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School has a published admission number of 327 places. 326 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 100%. The school is at or above its published limit of 327 places. Devon 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. 15.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Exeter.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Devon 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. Devon Council school admissions (official) →
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Ringswell Avenue, Exeter, EX1 3EG
- Local authority
- Devon
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 3-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 139394
Other Primary Schools in Exeter
If St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Exeter are the next closest alternatives.
Clyst St Mary Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · EX5 1BG
Montgomery Primary School Catchment Area
Foundation school · EX4 1BS
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School Catchment Area
Community school · EX4 7DB
Stoke Hill Junior School Catchment Area
Community school · EX4 7DP
Newton St Cyres Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · EX5 5DL
Whimple Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · EX5 2TS
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Devon
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Devon. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy sponsor led · Teignmouth
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Barnstaple Catchment Area
Academy converter · Barnstaple
St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth Catchment Area
Academy converter · Dartmouth
St John's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Tiverton
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Nicholas Catholic 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 Nicholas Catholic Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Nicholas Catholic Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Devon 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. Devon publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Nicholas Catholic Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is operating close to its capacity of 327 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 Nicholas Catholic Primary School? ▾
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Devon before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Nicholas Catholic Primary School cover? ▾
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon, serving pupils aged 3-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.