How many pupils attend St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 210 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy take?

St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

How do I apply to St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a religious character?

Yes — St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

When St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised RC Looked After/Previously Looked After Children — Baptised Roman Catholic Looked After Children, Baptised Roman Catholic previously Looked After Children and Looked After Children adopted from overseas; 2. Baptised RC children in former parish — Baptised Roman Catholic children resident in the former parish of St Edmund's; 3. Other baptised Catholic children with sibling — Other baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission, and 5 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If it is not possible to offer places for all applications within any criterion above, priority will be given to those living closest to the school measured by the method used by the local authority. In the event of distances being the same for two or more applicants, where this would determine the last place/s to be allocated, a random lottery will be carried out in a public place and the required number of names will be drawn out.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 51.9% of pupils at St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are recorded as Black African. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised RC Looked After/Previously Looked After Children — Baptised Roman Catholic Looked After Children, Baptised Roman Catholic previously Looked After Children and Looked After Children adopted from overseas.
2Baptised RC children in former parish — Baptised Roman Catholic children resident in the former parish of St Edmund's.
3Other baptised Catholic children with sibling — Other baptised Catholic children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
4Other baptised Catholic children — Other baptised Catholic children.
5Looked After Children (non-Catholic) — Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children.
6Children of staff — Baptised Catholic children of members of staff who have been employed at the school for two or more years at the time the application is made or the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage as identified by the governing board.
7Other children with sibling — Other children who have a sibling in the school at the time of admission.
8All remaining applicants — All remaining applicants.

If two applications tie: If it is not possible to offer places for all applications within any criterion above, priority will be given to those living closest to the school measured by the method used by the local authority. In the event of distances being the same for two or more applicants, where this would determine the last place/s to be allocated, a random lottery will be carried out in a public place and the required number of names will be drawn out.

EHCP/statutory statement priority not explicitly mentioned in the document; criteria begin with Looked After/faith categories as the first published rank.

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.