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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Royal Borough of Greenwich property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Greenwich spans a wide range of housing markets, from Blackheath and Greenwich town to Thamesmead and Abbey Wood, and catchment pressure varies sharply between them.
Free interactive map — enter any Greenwich, Eltham, Woolwich or Blackheath postcode and see exactly which catchment areas it falls within.
Primaries around Blackheath, Greenwich town centre and Westcombe Park attract sustained demand and admit from short distances. Areas further east such as Thamesmead and Abbey Wood typically have more capacity. Check your specific address rather than relying on the borough average.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich 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 home to school.
Greenwich also contains a number of academies and voluntary-aided faith schools that act as their own admissions authority. New housing developments around Kidbrooke and the Royal Docks continue to shift local demand, so recent trends matter as much as current distances.
The Royal Borough of Greenwich publishes annual admissions statistics including the furthest distance offered at each oversubscribed school. Search 'Greenwich school admissions statistics' on the 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 Greenwich address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Greenwich and surrounding areas:
Greenwich measures straight-line distance to the metre. Our tool matches the council's method.
See how Greenwich catchments have moved as new housing at Kidbrooke and the Royal Docks changes local demand.
Plot up to 5 Greenwich schools at once to compare catchment zones across the borough.
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Primaries around Blackheath, Greenwich town centre and Westcombe Park are the most oversubscribed, with the shortest catchment distances in the borough.
Large developments at Kidbrooke, Woolwich and the Royal Docks have added significant demand in recent years. Catchment distances at nearby schools can change quickly, so check recent years rather than relying on older figures.
Yes. You can name schools in neighbouring boroughs on your Greenwich application. Note that Bexley operates selective grammar schools with their own entrance test.
Search 'Greenwich school admissions statistics' on the Royal Borough of Greenwich website.
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