How many pupils attend St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has 196 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy take?

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy admits pupils aged 4 to 11.

How do I apply to St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

St Alban's Catholic 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 Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy have a religious character?

Yes — St Alban's Catholic 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 Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy?

When St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2&3); 2. Catholic children resident in parish(es) of St Joseph and St Alban — Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St Joseph and St Alban (see notes 3&11); 3. Catholic children resident in parish(es) of St Alban's or Holy Apostles and Martyrs — Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St Alban's or Holy Apostles and Martyrs (see notes 3&11), and 7 further criteria. The school offers 56 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance. Distances are calculated [on the basis of a straight-line measurement between the front door of the child's home address (including the community entrance to flats) and the main entrance of the school] [using the local authority's computerised measuring system with those living nearer to the school having priority. In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out.

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

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85.2% of pupils at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2021-22 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places were offered at St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, year by year →

How places are decided at St Alban's Catholic 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.

1Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2&3)
2Catholic children resident in parish(es) of St Joseph and St Alban — Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St Joseph and St Alban (see notes 3&11)
3Catholic children resident in parish(es) of St Alban's or Holy Apostles and Martyrs — Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St Alban's or Holy Apostles and Martyrs (see notes 3&11)
4Catholic children for whom St Alban's is nearest Catholic school — [for whom St Alban's Catholic Primary is the nearest Catholic school]. (see notes 3&11)
5Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3)
6Other looked after and previously looked after children — Other looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2)
7Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church. (see notes 4&5)
8Children of other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion. (see note 6)
9Children of other faiths — Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader. (see note 7)
10Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: Priority will be given to children living closest to the school determined by the shortest distance. Distances are calculated [on the basis of a straight-line measurement between the front door of the child's home address (including the community entrance to flats) and the main entrance of the school] [using the local authority's computerised measuring system with those living nearer to the school having priority. In the event of distances being the same for two or more children where this would determine the last place to be allocated, random allocation will be carried out and supervised by a person independent of the school. All the names will be entered into a hat and the required number of names will be drawn out.

Within each category, sibling attendance and children of staff both increase priority to top of category after criterion 1 children. The admission authority will, where logistically possible, admit twins and all siblings from multiple births where one of the children is the last child ranked within the 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.