St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter primary school in Farnham, Surrey , 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
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School?
The catchment area for St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Surrey 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. Surrey publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School is managed by Surrey 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 Surrey before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Surrey catchment area documents →St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School: at or above its 420 place limit
St Polycarp'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. Surrey 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. 9.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Farnham.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Surrey 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. Surrey Council school admissions (official) →
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School: School Information
- Full address
- Waverley Lane, Farnham, GU9 8BQ
- Local authority
- Surrey
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Primary
- Age range
- 4-11 years
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 147429
Other Primary Schools in Farnham
If St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, these primary schools in Farnham are the next closest alternatives.
Bentley Church of England Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · GU10 5JP
Rowledge Church of England Controlled Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · GU10 4BW
Badshot Lea Village Infant School Catchment Area
Community school · GU9 9LE
William Cobbett Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · GU9 9ER
St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · GU10 1EF
St Peter's CofE Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · GU9 8TF
Other Roman Catholic Schools in Surrey
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Surrey. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Dorking
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Epsom
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Thames Ditton
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Catchment Area
Voluntary aided school · Banstead
Nearest primary schools by distance
These are the primary schools closest to St Polycarp'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.
Park Primary School Catchment Area
Community school · Aldershot · 2.3 miles away
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Infant School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Aldershot · 2.3 miles away
St Michael's Church of England Controlled Junior School Catchment Area
Voluntary controlled school · Aldershot · 2.5 miles away
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School? ▾
The catchment area for St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School is the geographic zone Surrey 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. Surrey publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School oversubscribed? ▾
St Polycarp'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 Polycarp's Catholic Primary School? ▾
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Surrey before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School cover? ▾
St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Farnham, Surrey, serving pupils aged 4-11. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.