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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Brent property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Brent is one of London's most densely populated boroughs, and that density means catchment areas at popular schools are often measured in hundreds of metres rather than kilometres.
Free interactive map — enter any Wembley, Willesden, Kilburn or Harlesden postcode and see exactly which catchment areas it falls within.
Brent packs a large school-age population into a relatively small area. At the most popular primaries around Queens Park, Kensal Green and Wembley Park, the last distance offered can be only a few hundred metres. Small differences in address can change the outcome entirely.
Brent Council is the admissions authority for community primary and secondary schools. After looked-after children, EHC-plan holders and siblings, places are normally allocated by straight-line distance from the home address to the school.
Brent has a high proportion of academies and voluntary-aided faith schools, several of which are their own admissions authority and apply religious or other criteria before distance. Always check the individual school's published arrangements.
Brent Council publishes annual admissions statistics including the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school. Search 'Brent school admissions statistics' on the Brent Council website.
Click "Open Free Tool" above. No registration needed. Works in any browser on desktop or mobile.
Click "Add School" and search by school name or postcode. The tool locates it on the interactive map automatically.
Add the radius from the school's admissions data. You can enter distances in metres for precision.
Use "Check Address" to test any Brent address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Brent and surrounding areas:
In a borough as dense as Brent, metres matter. Our tool measures straight-line distance exactly as the council does.
See how Brent catchments have moved year on year before committing to an address.
Plot up to 5 Brent schools at once to see overlapping catchment zones across the borough.
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Primaries around Queens Park, Kensal Green, Wembley Park and parts of Willesden are consistently the most oversubscribed, with catchment distances often well under 500 metres.
Yes. Brent has a significant number of voluntary-aided Catholic and Church of England schools, plus other faith schools, which typically prioritise religious practice before distance. Read each school's admissions policy carefully.
Yes. You can name schools in neighbouring boroughs on your Brent application. Distance from the school still governs your priority.
Search 'Brent school admissions statistics' on the Brent Council website for the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school.
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