How close do I need to live to get into Johnson Fold Community Primary School?

0.27 miles was enough in varies, 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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Johnson Fold Community Primary School

Q: What is the catchment area for Johnson Fold Community Primary School?

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 varies lived 0.27 miles away, according to Bolton.

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0.27 mi Admitted from, varies

Will an address get in?

In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Johnson Fold Community Primary School lived 0.27 miles away, according to Bolton. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

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The circle is 0.27 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. 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 Johnson Fold Community 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. 0.27 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious character	No religious character
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
Trust	BASE ACADEMY TRUST
Local authority	Bolton

Department for Education register (GIAS).

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Johnson Fold Community Primary School?

Johnson Fold Community 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 varies lived 0.27 miles away, per Bolton.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Johnson Fold Community Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.27 miles was enough in varies. 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 Johnson Fold Community Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings 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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