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St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school in Rugby, CV22 7AU, taking ages 4 to 11, 199 on roll.

Good Ofsted, Feb 2023
1.33 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
95% Full
56.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In 2025/26, the furthest child offered a place lived 1.33 miles away.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.

The circle is 1.33 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26.

St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School: 1.33 miles, 2025/26 Rokeby Primary School: 1.82 miles, 2025/26, published by Warwickshire

This is not a catchment area. 1.33 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.
How to read this

Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St Matthew's Bloxam CofE 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: 2025/26, from Warwickshire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.

Source: Warwickshire, published admission distances, 2025/26

Where St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School and Rokeby Primary School are both in reach

Both distances are drawn on the map above. Rokeby Primary School admitted from 1.82 miles in 2025/26, published by Warwickshire. 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 CV21 at £190,000; the dearest shown, CV22, £280,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary SchoolFrom Rokeby Primary SchoolMedian sold price
CV21 Rugby 1.1 mi 1.3 mi £190,000 89 sales
CV23 Rugby 0.2 mi 0.8 mi £235,000 138 sales
CV22 Rugby 0.8 mi 0.6 mi £280,000 138 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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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Warwickshire, 71 of 356 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (19.9%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.

Other schools nearby with a published distance

The closest schools to St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.

SchoolPhaseAdmitted fromAway
Oakfield Primary Academy Both in reach Primary 1.75 mi 2025/26 0.2 mi
St Marie's Catholic Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.88 mi 2025/26 0.3 mi
St Oswald's CofE Academy Both in reach Primary 1.79 mi 2025/26 0.4 mi
Harris Church of England Academy Both in reach Secondary 6.74 mi 2025/26 0.5 mi
Rokeby Primary School Both in reach Primary 1.82 mi 2025/26 0.7 mi
Northlands Primary School Both in reach Primary 0.55 mi 2025/26 0.9 mi

The distance as a picture

St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School catchment area map: the 1.33 mile admission distance, 2025/26 and the postcode districts inside it
Drawn to scale from the published figure, with the districts whose centre falls inside. Save the picture, or share this page and this is the card that appears.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterChurch of England
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 199 pupils in 210 places (95% full)
Local authorityWarwickshire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 09 February 2023
Meeting the expected standard 56.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 56.0%
2023/24 41.0%
2022/23 47.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School

Girls and boys49.2% girls, 50.8% boys
English as an additional language34.2% of pupils
Free school meals28.1% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School

Cheapest district inside the 1.33 miles: CV21, median £190,000. Dearest: CV22, £280,000.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
CV21 Rugby 1.1 mi £190,000 89 sales
CV23 Rugby 0.2 mi £235,000 138 sales
CV22 Rugby 0.8 mi £280,000 138 sales
How to read this

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.33 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, 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 Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School by bus

Best-served stop: Westfield Road, 0.1 mi away, with 3.1 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 06:44, last 22:57.

Every stop within 600 m
StopFrom the schoolWeekday daytime, an hourEveningSundayRoutes
Westfield Road0.1 mi3.11.51.94, 213
Westfield Road0.1 mi2.91.21.94
Seabroke Avenue0.2 mi0.90.20.486

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

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around CV22: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at CV22 7AU, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School?

St Matthew's Bloxam CofE 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 2025/26 lived 1.33 miles away, per Warwickshire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at St Matthew's Bloxam CofE Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.33 miles was enough in 2025/26. 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 Matthew's Bloxam CofE 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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