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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Nottingham property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. With popular schools in West Bridgford, Mapperley, and Wollaton heavily oversubscribed, checking your catchment position is crucial.
Free interactive map — enter any Nottingham postcode or address and see exactly which school catchment circles it falls within.
Schools in West Bridgford and Wollaton are among the most oversubscribed in the Nottingham area. Catchment distances can be surprisingly short — use our tool to check your exact position before buying.
Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council each run admissions for schools in their areas. Most community schools use straight-line distance as their tiebreaker criterion.
Academies and faith schools set their own criteria. Always verify the individual school's admissions policy before drawing conclusions from our tool.
Both Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council publish annual admissions data. Search 'Nottingham school admissions' or 'Nottinghamshire school admissions' on the respective council websites.
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 Nottingham address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Nottingham and surrounding areas:
Nottingham's popular schools can have tight catchments. Our tool calculates straight-line distance to the metre, matching the method used by Nottingham City Council.
Monitor how catchment distances have changed year on year — essential research before purchasing a property near a popular Nottingham school.
Plot up to 5 Nottingham schools simultaneously to compare overlapping catchment zones.
Generate a shareable link for your estate agent or conveyancer before exchange.
Nottingham City Council handles admissions for city schools, while Nottinghamshire County Council covers the county. If you're near the border, check which authority covers your school of interest.
Schools in West Bridgford and Wollaton are consistently the most oversubscribed. Properties near these schools command significant premiums.
Yes — our tool works for any UK school by postcode or name, covering both city and county schools across the Nottingham area.
Search 'Nottingham school admissions statistics' on the Nottingham City Council or Nottinghamshire County Council websites for the latest furthest distance offered figures.
Our free tool works for all UK schools. We also have dedicated guides for other major cities:
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