St Catherine's Catholic Primary School admissions: your chances of a place

How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.

Oversubscribed for 2026 entry

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School had 1.3 first choices for every place for 2026 entry, and 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there. Places went by its oversubscription criteria. Put it first if it is the school you want most, and name realistic back-ups after it.

Places offered

First choices

First choices per place

1.3

Last distance offered

Not published

Will you get a place at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School?

For 2026 entry it had 78 first choices for 60 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.

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Demand in detail

For September 2026 entry, 78 families put St Catherine's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 126 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Demand has been fairly steady: 91 first choices in 2021, against 78 in 2026.

Across Sheffield, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Sheffield lodged 186 appeals against primary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 38 succeeded (29.9% of those heard).

First choices and places at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, 2017 to 2026

More first choices than places in 12 of 12 years.

First choicesPlaces offered

2017: 54
45
2018: 83
60
2019: 78
60
2020: 93
61
2021: 91
60
2022: 82
60
2023: 86
60
2024: 78
58
2025: 72
60
2026: 78
60

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers

Applications and offers by year

Entry year	Places offered	First choices	Named at all	First choices per place	First choices not offered
2026	60	78	126	1.3	18
2025	60	72	109	1.2	12
2024	58	78	124	1.3	20
2023	60	86	154	1.4	26
2022	60	82	127	1.4	23
2021	60	91	134	1.5	33
2020	61	93	155	1.5	32
2019	60	78	147	1.3	20
2018	60	83	144	1.4	24
2017	45	54	110	1.2	10
2016	60	88	158	1.5	33
2015	60	78	154	1.3	24

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.

How hard the nearest schools are to get into

Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.

School	Distance	Places	First choices per place	Last distance offered
Abbeyfield Primary Academy	0.1 miles	46	0.8 (2026)	-
Byron Wood Primary Academy	0.5 miles	29	1.0 (2026)	-
Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School	0.7 miles	60	1.2 (2026)	-
Pye Bank CofE Primary School	0.7 miles	46	1.0 (2026)	-
Whiteways Primary School	0.8 miles	33	0.9 (2026)	-
Oasis Academy Fir Vale	0.8 miles	35	1.0 (2026)	-

Straight-line distance from St Catherine's Catholic Primary School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.

Who gets priority

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School is its own admission authority: the school (or its trust) sets its admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and publishes them on its website. You still apply through Sheffield.

In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.

As a Roman Catholic school, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School may give priority to children of families of that faith. Check its policy for any supplementary form and evidence it asks for.

Joining during the school year

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School has 466 pupils for 420 places. It is at or above capacity, so places outside the normal entry year are rare; ask to join the waiting list. Moving mid-year? Apply through Sheffield's in-year admissions process or, for some schools, directly to the school.

How and when to apply

Primary school (Reception) applications for September 2027 close in 75 days, on Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through Sheffield; offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Name the schools in your true order of preference: ranking a school first does not reduce your chances anywhere else. See Sheffield admissions dates and figures.

Questions about getting into St Catherine's Catholic Primary School

Will I get a place at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School?

Is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School oversubscribed?

It had more first choices than places in 12 of the 12 years we hold (2015 to 2026).

How far away does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School offer places?

We don't hold a published cut-off distance for St Catherine's Catholic Primary School. Ask Sheffield or the school whether they publish one; councils that do usually include it in their admissions booklet.

What can I do if I don't get a place at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School?

Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on St Catherine's Catholic Primary School's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Sheffield lodged 186 appeals against primary school offers; 127 reached a hearing and 38 succeeded (29.9% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.

Does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School give priority to Roman Catholic families?

It is a Roman Catholic school, so its admissions policy may give priority to children from families of that faith, usually with evidence such as a form signed by a minister. Check the policy for this year's criteria and deadlines for any supplementary form.

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