Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School
This school
St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School
Partner infant school
St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School
Nursery to Year 2 · next door from St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 6 February 2026
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St Mary's Priory Catholic Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Roman Catholic school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Roman Catholic school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.