St Paul's Catholic College
Academy converter in Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 6JE, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,395 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 3.3 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Surrey school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 3.3 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
St Paul's Catholic College: 3.3 miles, 2026/27 Thamesmead School: 2.15 miles, 2026/27, published by Surrey
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St Paul's Catholic College 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 Surrey. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Surrey, published admission distances, 2026/27
Where St Paul's Catholic College and Thamesmead School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. Thamesmead School admitted from 2.15 miles in 2026/27, published by Surrey. 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 KT12 at £410,000; the dearest shown, TW17, £530,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From St Paul's Catholic College | From Thamesmead School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT12 | Elmbridge | 2.6 mi | 1.8 mi | £410,000 80 sales |
| TW16 | Spelthorne | 0.1 mi | 1.9 mi | £515,000 82 sales |
| TW17 | Spelthorne | 1.8 mi | 0.4 mi | £530,000 94 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 Surrey, 46 of 264 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (17.4%; 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 Paul's Catholic College that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bishop Wand Church of England School Both in reach | Secondary | 0.84 mi 2026/27 | 0.6 mi |
| Heathside Walton-on-Thames Both in reach | Secondary | 0.74 mi 2026/27 | 1.3 mi |
| Grovelands Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.5 mi 2026/27 | 1.5 mi |
| Hurst Park Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 1.63 mi 2026/27 | 1.8 mi |
| Thamesmead School Both in reach | Secondary | 2.15 mi 2026/27 | 1.9 mi |
| Ashley Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 10.22 mi 2026/27 | 2.1 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,395 pupils in 1,067 places (131% full, over capacity) |
| Trust | ASCENSION CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Surrey |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Outstanding, inspected 13 March 2024. Ungraded inspection, March 2024: school remains Outstanding |
| Attainment 8 | 61.8 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.85 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St Paul's Catholic College
| Girls and boys | 45.5% girls, 54.5% boys |
| English as an additional language | 24.9% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 11.5% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St Paul's Catholic College
Cheapest district inside the 3.3 miles: TW13, median £410,000. Dearest: TW12, £800,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| TW13 | Hounslow | 1.8 mi | £410,000 57 sales |
| KT12 | Elmbridge | 2.6 mi | £410,000 80 sales |
| TW14 | Hounslow | 2.7 mi | £427,000 115 sales |
| TW15 | Spelthorne | 2.2 mi | £447,000 93 sales |
| TW16 | Spelthorne | 0.1 mi | £515,000 82 sales |
| TW17 | Spelthorne | 1.8 mi | £530,000 94 sales |
| KT8 | Elmbridge | 2.4 mi | £550,000 145 sales |
| TW12 | Richmond upon Thames | 2.0 mi | £800,000 82 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 3.3 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 Paul's Catholic College by bus
Best-served stop: St Ignatius Church, 0.2 mi away, with 21.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 00:07, last 00:52.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's School | 43 yd | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 635, 616 |
| Nursery Road | 0.2 mi | 18.2 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 216, 235, 555, 616, 656 |
| St Ignatius Church | 0.2 mi | 21.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 216, 235, 555, 557, 616, 656 |
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 Paul's Catholic College?
St Paul's Catholic College 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 3.3 miles away, per Surrey.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Paul's Catholic College?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 3.3 miles was enough in 2026/27, and at 131% 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 Paul's Catholic College 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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