What did School Atlas judge St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston's summary of 6 ofsted judgements to be?

School Atlas judged St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston's summary of 6 ofsted judgements as Expected standard at its inspection in June 2026, on School Atlas's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston has 69 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston take?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston?

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston have a religious character?

Yes — St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston?

When St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Exceptional need — Children with an exceptional social, medical, educational or religious need which can be best met, or only met at this school; 3. Baptised Catholic sibling, parish of St Mary's — Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission and are resident in the parish of St Marys, and 8 further criteria. The school offers 13 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones... Where the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

What is the largest ethnic background at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 89.9% of pupils at St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston 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 Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Osbaldeston

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.

1Looked after children — Looked after children or a child who was previously looked after, but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangement order, or special guardianship order or those children who appear to the school to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Exceptional need — Children with an exceptional social, medical, educational or religious need which can be best met, or only met at this school
3Baptised Catholic sibling, parish of St Mary's — Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission and are resident in the parish of St Marys
4Baptised Catholic, parish of St Mary's — Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St Mary's.
5Baptised Catholic sibling, other parish — Baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission and are resident in another parish.
6Baptised Catholic, parish of St Mary and St John Southworth, Samlesbury — Baptised Catholic children resident in the parish of St Mary and St John Southworth, Samlesbury.
7Catholic child of staff — Catholic children of a staff member * with two or more years' service at the date the child enters school.
8Other baptised Catholic children — Other baptised Catholic children who are resident in another parish.
9Child of staff — Children of a staff member * with two or more years' service at the date the child enters school.
10Other sibling — Other children with a sibling attending the school at the time of admission.
11Other children — Other children.

If two applications tie: Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones... Where the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the single measure between address points will apply and the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

As required by law all children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs/EHC plan naming the school will be admitted before the application of the over subscription criteria (not numbered as a criterion).

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.