How it works

Use our school guide and distance calculator to check your chances of getting in

Features

School popularity

Find out how many applications a school received for each place and how this has changed over time.

  • Check how demand has changed over time
  • Find out how many places were taken by siblings
  • See how offers were made for different preferences

Distance calculations

Easily check the distance from a property to nearby schools. Schools that we know use walking distance to prioritise admissions automatically calculate the shortest walking route.

  • Automatic property to school distance calculations
  • Shortest walking route calculations
  • Change home location and the distance recalculates

“Exactly what I was after - now I don’t have to guess where our next home will be and stress all the way up to admissions day! Thank you!”

— Simon, London

Catchment area maps

Note: Catchment data is only available up to 2020 and for some areas.

See how a school’s catchment area has changed over time. We use cut-off distance data from local authorities and schools to calculate the catchment area in a given year. Find out more in our guide to how catchment areas work.

  • See how catchments have changed over time
  • Check the shape of priority admission areas
  • Check catchment data availability before purchase

Exam result trends

Check how consistent a school's exam results have been over time.

  • See key results for KS2, GCSE and A-Level exams
  • Results are ranked relative to the rest of the country
  • Check results going back at least four years

Sixth form destinations

See where sixth formers leaving the school in the previous year ended up.

  • Check the percentage that went to Russell Group
  • Find out how the proportion in higher education compares to the average

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Data We've spent thousands of hours collecting, cleaning and analysing data from multiple official sources so you don't have to

Official sources

We get our data from official sources such as Ofsted, the Department for Education and Local Education Authorities.

Frequent updates

Schools keep opening, closing and being assessed. We update our data every week to make sure we’re showing the latest information.