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Use our free interactive tool to check whether any Sunderland property falls within primary or secondary school catchment zones. Check your position at Sunderland's most popular schools before making any property decision.
Free interactive map — enter any Sunderland postcode or address and see exactly which school catchment circles it falls within.
Schools in Cleadon, Whitburn, and Fulwell are among the most sought after in the Sunderland area. Check your catchment position with our free tool before committing to a property.
Sunderland City Council runs admissions for schools in the city. Most community schools use straight-line distance as the tiebreaker for oversubscribed schools.
Sunderland has a number of faith schools and academies with their own admissions criteria. Always check the individual school's policy alongside our distance tool.
Sunderland City Council publishes annual admissions data on their website. Search 'Sunderland school admissions statistics' for furthest distance offered figures.
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 Sunderland address. It will show you exactly how far inside or outside the catchment that property sits.
Our tool works for schools across Sunderland and surrounding areas:
Our tool calculates distance to the metre, matching the method used by Sunderland City Council for oversubscribed schools.
See how Sunderland school catchments have changed year on year before purchasing near a popular school.
Plot up to 5 Sunderland schools simultaneously to compare overlapping catchment zones.
Generate a shareable link for your estate agent or solicitor before exchange.
Sunderland City Council uses oversubscription criteria. After looked-after children and EHCPs, community schools typically allocate by straight-line distance.
Schools in Cleadon, Whitburn, and Fulwell tend to be the most oversubscribed in Sunderland.
Yes — our tool covers Washington, Durham, Chester-le-Street, and all surrounding schools by postcode or name.
Visit the Sunderland City Council website and search 'school admissions statistics' for the latest figures.
Our free tool works for all UK schools. We also have dedicated guides for other major cities:
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