St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter in Gloucester, GL3 1HU, taking ages 4 to 11, 220 on roll.
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Distance did not limit entry in 2024/25: Gloucestershire records the furthest offer at 82 miles, further than any school run. Distance is not what will decide a place here.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Gloucestershire school's distance, tightest first →
No circle to draw: 82 miles is not a distance limit.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School: no circle, distance did not limit entry Churchdown Village Junior School: 3.49 miles, 2024/25, published by Gloucestershire
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St Mary's 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.
With no distance limit the map shows the school and the postcode you check, and claims nothing about a boundary.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2024/25, from Gloucestershire. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Gloucestershire, published admission distances, 2024/25
Where St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Churchdown Village Junior School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Churchdown Village Junior School admitted from 3.49 miles in 2024/25, published by Gloucestershire. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
Districts inside both distances mean nothing when one of the two did not limit entry: a figure beyond any school run would put half a county inside it. The map above still shows both schools, and the postcode checker answers for both.
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If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Gloucestershire, 140 of 543 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (25.8%; 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Both in reach | Primary | 3.0 mi 2024/25 | 0.4 mi |
| Churchdown Village Junior School Both in reach | Primary | 3.49 mi 2024/25 | 1.0 mi |
| Longlevens Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 1.87 mi 2024/25 | 1.0 mi |
| Sir Thomas Rich's School | Secondary | No limit 2024/25 | 1.1 mi |
| Longlevens Junior School Both in reach | Primary | 0.66 mi 2024/25 | 1.2 mi |
| Chosen Hill School Both in reach | Secondary | 2.61 mi 2024/25 | 1.3 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| How full | 220 pupils in 210 places (105% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | ST MARY'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHURCHDOWN |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 30 January 2023 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 83.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83.0% |
| 2023/24 | 76.0% |
| 2022/23 | 78.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Mary's Catholic Primary School
| Girls and boys | 44.5% girls, 55.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 31.4% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 9.1% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Getting to St Mary's Catholic Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Hare & Hounds, 0.2 mi away, with 4.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:26, last 04:24 after midnight.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirton Lane | 162 yd | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 95, 94, 96 |
| Pirton Lane | 0.1 mi | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 94, 95, 96, C71, JD4 |
| Wisteria Way | 0.2 mi | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 98, 97, C71, JD4 |
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 Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's 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 2024/25 lived 82 miles away, per Gloucestershire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 82 miles was enough in 2024/25, and at 105% 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 Mary's 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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