St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire , 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 2014
St Peter's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Peter's Catholic Primary School?
The catchment area for St Peter's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Gloucestershire 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. Gloucestershire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Peter's Catholic Primary School is managed by Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Gloucestershire catchment area documents →St Peter's Catholic Primary School: at or above its 420 place limit
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 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. Gloucestershire 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. 13.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Gloucester.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Gloucestershire 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. Gloucestershire Council school admissions (official) →
St Peter's Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Horton Road, Gloucester, GL1 3PY
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 13.8% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 150350
Other Primary Schools in Gloucester
If St Peter's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Gloucester are the next closest alternatives.
Tredworth Junior School Catchment Area
Community school · GL1 4QG
Linden Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · GL1 5HU
Elmbridge Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · GL2 0PE
Harewood Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · GL4 0SS
Harewood Junior School Catchment Area
Foundation school · GL4 0SS
Hillview Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · GL3 3LH
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Gloucestershire
St Peter's Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Gloucestershire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Edward's School Catchment Area
Other independent school · Cheltenham
Ashley Manor Preparatory School Catchment Area
Other independent school · Cheltenham
St Peter's Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre Catchment Area
Academy converter · Gloucester
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Academy converter · Gloucester
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Peter's 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.
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Gloucester · 0.7 miles away
Barnwood Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Gloucester · 0.8 miles away
Longlevens Junior School Catchment Area
Community school · Gloucester · 0.9 miles away
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Peter's Catholic Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Peter's Catholic Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for St Peter's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Gloucestershire 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. Gloucestershire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Peter's Catholic Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
St Peter's Catholic Primary School 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School? ▾
St Peter's Catholic Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Gloucestershire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Peter's Catholic Primary School cover? ▾
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 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 Peter's Catholic Primary School? ▾
St Peter's Catholic Primary School was rated Good by Ofsted in 2014. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.