How close do I need to live to get into Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

0.078 miles was enough in 2025/26, which makes it the best evidence available rather than a promise about next year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications.

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Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Q: What is the catchment area for Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

It does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, when it is oversubscribed it offers places outward from the school until they run out. The furthest child admitted in 2025/26 lived 0.078 miles away, according to Oldham.

Academy converter in Oldham, OL9 7HA, taking ages 3 to 11.

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0.078 mi Admitted from, 2025/26

Will an address get in?

In the 2025/26 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy lived 0.078 miles away, according to Oldham. 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 0.078 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 Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a 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. 0.078 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious character	Roman Catholic
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
Trust	EMMAUS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority	Oldham

Department for Education register (GIAS).

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a 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 2025/26 lived 0.078 miles away, per Oldham.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.078 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 Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a 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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