Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Haringey property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Haringey's most popular schools β in Crouch End, Muswell Hill and Highgate β are heavily oversubscribed with very tight catchments.
Free interactive map β enter any Haringey postcode and see exactly which school catchment areas it falls within.
Schools in Crouch End, Muswell Hill and around Highgate consistently have catchment distances measured in hundreds of metres. Property premiums inside the boundary are substantial β verify your exact position before assuming a school is yours.
The London Borough of Haringey runs admissions for community schools across the borough. The default tiebreaker is straight-line distance from the home address to the school's measuring point.
Haringey contains many academies, free schools and faith schools that set their own admissions criteria. Always check the specific school's published admissions policy alongside this tool.
Haringey Council publishes annual primary and secondary admissions statistics including 'last distance offered' figures. Search 'Haringey school admissions statistics' on the Haringey Council website.
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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 Haringey address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Haringey and surrounding areas:
Haringey schools can have catchments under 500 m. Our tool measures to the metre using the same straight-line method as the council.
Haringey catchments have moved significantly year-on-year as demand has shifted. See the trend before you buy.
Plot up to 5 Haringey schools to compare catchments across the borough.
Generate a shareable link for your estate agent or solicitor before exchange.
Haringey uses an oversubscription criteria system. After looked-after children, EHC-plan holders and siblings, community-school places are allocated by straight-line distance from home to school.
Crouch End and Muswell Hill schools are among the most oversubscribed in London. Catchments at the most popular primaries here can be well under 500 m.
Yes β our tool calculates straight-line distance accurately for any Haringey school. Always check each academy's own admissions criteria.
Haringey Council publishes 'last distance offered' figures for every oversubscribed school each year. Search 'Haringey school admissions statistics'.
Our free tool works for all UK schools. We also have dedicated guides for other major cities: