St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sunbury on Thames, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Sunbury on Thames, Surrey for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 14.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey.
- In 2026 there were 51 first-choice applications for 58 Reception offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 22% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure of 78% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Surrey that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Green Street, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 6QG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 410 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this happy and inclusive school, where they feel a deep sense of belonging and safety.”
- “They benefit from being part of a harmonious diverse community, where staff know them very well.”
- “Pupils rise to meet leaders’ high expectations of their behaviour, regular attendance and academic progress.”
To improve
- “However, there are some inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is taught in a few subjects other than English and mathematics.”
- “However, pupils do not always develop detailed knowledge and understanding in a few subjects.”
- “This means that their progress in the wider curriculum is not as secure as it could be.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 78% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 51 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 51 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Surrey.
- Springfield Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hawkedale Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Chennestone Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Kenyngton Manor Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Beauclerc Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Meadhurst Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Grovelands Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashford CofE Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published