St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter in Derby, DE23 6SB, taking ages 4 to 11, 375 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 3.35 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Derby school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 3.35 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy: 3.35 miles, 2026/27 Arboretum Primary School: 1.88 miles, 2026/27, published by Derby
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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: 2026/27, from Derby. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Derby, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy and Arboretum Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Arboretum Primary School admitted from 1.88 miles in 2026/27, published by Derby. 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 DE1 at £72,602; the dearest shown, DE23, £247,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | From Arboretum Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE1 | Derby | 0.6 mi | 0.9 mi | £72,602 19 sales |
| DE24 | Derby | 2.1 mi | 1.7 mi | £161,000 97 sales |
| DE23 | Derby | 1.2 mi | 1.1 mi | £247,500 124 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. 1 more district falls inside both without enough recorded sales to rank: DE99.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becket Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.31 mi 2026/27 | 0.3 mi |
| St James' Church of England Aided Infant School Both in reach | Primary | 0.76 mi 2026/27 | 0.3 mi |
| Arboretum Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.88 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Firs Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 2.21 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| Rosehill Infant and Nursery School Both in reach | Primary | 2.17 mi 2026/27 | 0.5 mi |
| St James' Church of England Aided Junior School Both in reach | Primary | 2.25 mi 2026/27 | 0.5 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 | 375 pupils in 336 places (112% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | ST RALPH SHERWIN CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Derby |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 28 November 2022. Ungraded inspection, November 2022: school remains Good |
| Meeting the expected standard | 59.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 59.0% |
| 2023/24 | 62.0% |
| 2022/23 | 57.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
| Girls and boys | 46.1% girls, 53.9% boys |
| English as an additional language | 75.2% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 22.7% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
Cheapest district inside the 3.35 miles: DE1, median £72,602. Dearest: DE22, £270,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE1 | Derby | 0.6 mi | £72,602 19 sales |
| DE24 | Derby | 2.1 mi | £161,000 97 sales |
| DE21 | Derby | 2.5 mi | £205,000 152 sales |
| DE23 | Derby | 1.2 mi | £247,500 124 sales |
| DE3 | Derby | 2.6 mi | £247,500 152 sales |
| DE22 | Derby | 1.6 mi | £270,000 154 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.35 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, 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 Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy by bus
Best-served stop: Abbey Street, 0.1 mi away, with 7.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:38, last 23:21.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill Lane | 103 yd | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5A |
| Mill Hill Lane | 159 yd | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 5 |
| Swinburne Street | 172 yd | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5A, 276 |
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
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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 2026/27 lived 3.35 miles away, per Derby.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.35 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 112% 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 Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy 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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