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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any St Albans, Harpenden or surrounding Hertfordshire property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. St Albans sees some of the highest school-driven property premiums in southern England.
Free interactive map — enter any St Albans, Harpenden or AL postcode and see exactly which school catchment areas it falls within.
Schools across St Albans and Harpenden are routinely oversubscribed. Hertfordshire County Council uses straight-line distance as the final tiebreaker, and catchment distances at the most popular secondaries can be well under a mile.
Hertfordshire County Council runs admissions for community and voluntary-controlled schools across St Albans, Harpenden and the wider district. The default tiebreaker is straight-line distance.
Several St Albans secondary schools are academies or voluntary-aided faith schools with their own admissions criteria. Always check the specific school's published admissions policy alongside this tool.
Hertfordshire County Council publishes annual admissions statistics including 'last distance offered' figures for every oversubscribed school. Search 'Hertfordshire school admissions statistics'.
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 St Albans address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across St Albans and surrounding areas:
Hertfordshire catchments use straight-line distance to the metre. Our tool matches the council's method exactly.
See how St Albans school catchments have changed year on year — essential before paying the catchment premium on a property.
Plot up to 5 St Albans or Harpenden schools to compare overlapping catchment zones.
Generate a shareable link for your estate agent or conveyancer before exchange.
Hertfordshire County Council administers admissions for community and voluntary-controlled schools across St Albans and Harpenden. Academies and faith schools set their own criteria.
Popular non-faith secondaries in St Albans and Harpenden are routinely oversubscribed, with catchments below a mile in some years.
Yes — our tool calculates straight-line distance accurately for any school. Always cross-check the school's own admissions criteria.
Hertfordshire County Council publishes 'last distance offered' data for every oversubscribed school each year. Search 'Hertfordshire school admissions statistics'.
Our free tool works for all UK schools. We also have dedicated guides for other major cities:
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