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Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery

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Academy converter in Rugby, CV22 6PA, taking ages 2 to 7, 224 on roll.

Good Ofsted, Nov 2022
10.687 mi Admitted from, 2025/26
124% Full, over capacity

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery lived 10.687 miles away, according to Warwickshire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 10.687 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2025/26. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery 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. 10.687 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterChurch of England
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 224 pupils in 180 places (124% full, over capacity)
TrustTHE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityWarwickshire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 20 November 2022

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

Who goes to Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery

Girls and boys56.7% girls, 43.3% boys
English as an additional language17.0% of pupils
Free school meals7.6% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 10.687 miles the school admitted from in 2025/26, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is CV1 at £140,000; the dearest, CV8, £415,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
CV1 Coventry 10.2 mi £140,000 6 sales
CV21 Rugby 3.3 mi £188,000 87 sales
CV3 Coventry 8.6 mi £207,500 102 sales
CV2 Coventry 9.3 mi £220,000 134 sales
CV23 Rugby 2.2 mi £230,000 130 sales
NN11 West Northamptonshire 8.2 mi £247,500 147 sales
CV22 Rugby 1.6 mi £280,000 132 sales
CV47 Stratford-on-Avon 8.1 mi £285,000 21 sales
CV32 Warwick 10.4 mi £341,000 139 sales
CV33 Warwick 10.3 mi £400,000 21 sales
CV8 Warwick 10.5 mi £415,000 98 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery?

Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery 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 10.687 miles away, per Warwickshire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 10.687 miles was enough in 2025/26, and at 124% 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 Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery 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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