St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in London, NW9 8YD, taking ages 3 to 11, 449 on roll.
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In 2023/24, the furthest child offered a place lived 2.32 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Brent school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 2.32 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2023/24.
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School: 2.32 miles, 2023/24 Sinai Jewish Primary School: 16.97 miles, 2023/24, published by Brent
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2023/24, from Brent. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Brent, published admission distances, 2023/24
Where St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School and Sinai Jewish Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Sinai Jewish Primary School admitted from 16.97 miles in 2023/24, published by Brent. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is HA9 at £378,000; the dearest shown, HA8, £585,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School | From Sinai Jewish Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA9 | Brent | 1.6 mi | 1.3 mi | £378,000 82 sales |
| NW4 | Barnet | 1.9 mi | 2.5 mi | £400,000 25 sales |
| NW9 | Brent | 0.7 mi | 1.3 mi | £525,000 51 sales |
| HA8 | Barnet | 2.1 mi | 2.2 mi | £585,000 28 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury Green Primary School | Primary | No limit 2023/24 | 0.1 mi |
| Fryent Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.38 mi 2023/24 | 0.4 mi |
| Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.81 mi 2023/24 | 0.5 mi |
| Roe Green Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 2.08 mi 2023/24 | 0.6 mi |
| Sinai Jewish Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 16.97 mi 2023/24 | 0.6 mi |
| Ark Academy Both in reach | Secondary | 1.69 mi 2023/24 | 1.2 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 449 pupils in 420 places (107% full, over capacity) |
| Local authority | Brent |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Ungraded inspection, January 2025: standards maintained |
| Meeting the expected standard | 77.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 77.0% |
| 2023/24 | 88.0% |
| 2022/23 | 80.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School
| Girls and boys | 49.2% girls, 50.8% boys |
| English as an additional language | 43.2% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 7.6% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School
Cheapest district inside the 2.32 miles: HA9, median £378,000. Dearest: HA8, £585,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HA9 | Brent | 1.6 mi | £378,000 82 sales |
| NW4 | Barnet | 1.9 mi | £400,000 25 sales |
| NW9 | Brent | 0.7 mi | £525,000 51 sales |
| HA8 | Barnet | 2.1 mi | £585,000 28 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 2.32 miles the school admitted from in 2023/24, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Kingsbury Road / Roe Green, 0.2 mi away, with 17.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 00:13, last 00:15.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slough Lane / Roe Green | 0.2 mi | 15.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 183, 204, 324, 683 |
| Kingsbury Road / Roe Green | 0.2 mi | 17.8 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 302, 183, SL10, 683 |
| Roe Green Park | 0.2 mi | 15.1 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 183, 204, 324, 683 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School?
St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2023/24 lived 2.32 miles away, per Brent.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 2.32 miles was enough in 2023/24, and at 107% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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