What did Ofsted judge St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has 408 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School take?

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

Where is St Anselm's Catholic Primary School located?

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is located in Harrow, HA1 3BE, Harrow.

How do I apply to St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?

When St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after/adopted children — Catholic looked after children and Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after; 2. Baptised Catholic children with CCP — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice; 3. Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the places up to the admission number will be offered, priority will be given to children whose residential address is the shortest distance from the midpoint of St Anselm's Catholic Primary School. ... In cases where applicants live equidistant from the school and places cannot be offered to both children, the place will be offered using random allocation in the presence of an independent witness.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.8% of pupils at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after/adopted children — Catholic looked after children and Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.
2Baptised Catholic children with CCP — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice.
3Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children.
4Other looked after/adopted children — Other looked after children and children who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.
5Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church.
6Non-Catholic siblings — Non-Catholic children who have a sibling at school at the time of admission.
7Children of staff — Non-Catholic children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
8Children of other Christian denominations — Children of Christians of other denominations whose application is supported either by a certificate of baptism or by a letter from their Minister of Religion confirming membership of the faith community.
9Children of other faiths — Children of other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from their religious leader, confirming membership of the faith community.
10Any other applicants — Any other applicants.

If two applications tie: Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the places up to the admission number will be offered, priority will be given to children whose residential address is the shortest distance from the midpoint of St Anselm's Catholic Primary School. ... In cases where applicants live equidistant from the school and places cannot be offered to both children, the place will be offered using random allocation in the presence of an independent witness.

Within each numbered category, sub-priority is given in order to: (i) exceptional social, medical or pastoral need; (ii) children of staff meeting criteria; (iii) siblings attending the school. Twins/multiple births admitted where logistically possible if one is last ranked within PAN.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has 408 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School take?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St Anselm's Catholic Primary School located?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is located in Harrow, HA1 3BE, Harrow.
How do I apply to St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: When St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after/adopted children — Catholic looked after children and Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after; 2. Baptised Catholic children with CCP — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice; 3. Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the places up to the admission number will be offered, priority will be given to children whose residential address is the shortest distance from the midpoint of St Anselm's Catholic Primary School. ... In cases where applicants live equidistant from the school and places cannot be offered to both children, the place will be offered using random allocation in the presence of an independent witness.
What is the largest ethnic background at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.8% of pupils at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after/adopted children — Catholic looked after children and Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.
2Baptised Catholic children with CCP — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice.
3Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children.
4Other looked after/adopted children — Other looked after children and children who have been adopted (or made subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after.
5Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church.
6Non-Catholic siblings — Non-Catholic children who have a sibling at school at the time of admission.
7Children of staff — Non-Catholic children whose parent is a member of staff who has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application and will continue to be employed at the school at the point of admission or the member of staff has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
8Children of other Christian denominations — Children of Christians of other denominations whose application is supported either by a certificate of baptism or by a letter from their Minister of Religion confirming membership of the faith community.
9Children of other faiths — Children of other faiths whose application is supported by a letter from their religious leader, confirming membership of the faith community.
10Any other applicants — Any other applicants.

St Anselm's Catholic Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St Anselm's Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has 408 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School take?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 4 to 11.
Where is St Anselm's Catholic Primary School located?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is located in Harrow, HA1 3BE, Harrow.
How do I apply to St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: St Anselm's Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St Anselm's Catholic Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: When St Anselm's Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after/adopted children — Catholic looked after children and Catholic children who have been adopted (or made subject to a child arrangement order or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after; 2. Baptised Catholic children with CCP — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice; 3. Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where the offer of places to all the applicants in any of the sub-categories listed above would still lead to oversubscription, the places up to the admission number will be offered, priority will be given to children whose residential address is the shortest distance from the midpoint of St Anselm's Catholic Primary School. ... In cases where applicants live equidistant from the school and places cannot be offered to both children, the place will be offered using random allocation in the presence of an independent witness.
What is the largest ethnic background at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 20.8% of pupils at St Anselm's Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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