St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter in Dorking, RH4 3JA, taking ages 4 to 11.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.43 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Surrey school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.43 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 0.43 miles, 2026/27 North Downs Primary School: 3.91 miles, 2026/27, published by Surrey
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St Joseph's Catholic 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.
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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School and North Downs Primary School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. North Downs Primary School admitted from 3.91 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 RH4 at £355,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | From North Downs Primary School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RH4 | Mole Valley | 0.1 mi | 2.2 mi | £355,000 80 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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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Corderoy Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 4.19 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.1 mi 2026/27 | 0.4 mi |
| The Ashcombe School Both in reach | Secondary | 3.42 mi 2026/27 | 0.8 mi |
| St John's Church of England Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 1.85 mi 2026/27 | 0.9 mi |
| North Downs Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 3.91 mi 2026/27 | 2.3 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Trust | XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Surrey |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
What it costs to live within reach of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Cheapest district inside the 0.43 miles: RH4, median £355,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH4 | Mole Valley | 0.1 mi | £355,000 80 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.43 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 Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Townfield Court, 0.1 mi away, with 5.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:15, last 00:00 after midnight.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Lane | 137 yd | 5.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 465, 32, 93, 21, 22 |
| Rose Hill | 0.1 mi | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 32 |
| Townfield Court | 0.1 mi | 5.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 465, 32, 93, 21, 22 |
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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Checking the house as well as the school
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
St Joseph's Catholic 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 2026/27 lived 0.43 miles away, per Surrey.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.43 miles was enough in 2026/27. 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 Primary School 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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