Rightmove School Checker – review thread – find out what MNers think! NOW CLOSED

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This is the feedback thread for the MN testers putting the Rightmove School Checker to the test.

The team at Rightmove say “find the right home near the right school with Rightmove’s School Checker. School Checker gives you access to admissions criteria and academic inspection reports for primary and secondary schools across Great Britain. Now on every property, School Checker lets you discover previous admissions areas and Ofsted ratings to easily compare local schools. Visit www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html to learn more.
Once you’ve found the right home, simply click on the ‘School Checker’ tab to find the right school. Available on both desktop or mobile.”

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
How old are your children if you have any?
How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Did you find School Checker useful? Would you use School Checker when considering a move? What did you find most useful about School Checker? Any improvements you’d like to see?
Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Any other comments?

All selected testers who share feedback will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £300 voucher for the store of their choice.

Thanks
MNHQ

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Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
Computer.

How old are your children if you have any?
4 and 6.

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Very important. It's the most important time in a child life!

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
Yes, we are lucky to live near an outstanding rated school which my children attend. But if we didn't live near a good school, I would want to move!

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
Computer.

How old are your children if you have any?
4 and 6.

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Very important. It's the most important time in a child life!

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
Yes, we are lucky to live near an outstanding rated school which my children attend. But if we didn't live near a good school, I would want to move! I've already said we will move house when it comes to secondary schools.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes, really easy.

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Really easy.

Did you find School Checker useful?
Yes it was really interesting to see it in such a simple way rather than endless searching.

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?
Yes i definitely would now.

What did you find most useful about School Checker?
That it wasn't overbearing and it was simple.

Any improvements you’d like to see?
Links to the full ofsted reports.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes it's a useful tool to become aware of the schools and locations.

Any other comments?

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet? Mobile

How old are your children if you have any? 6 months

How important are schools to you when planning to move home? Very, it highly influenced our last move

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school? Yes

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find? Very

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand? Incredibly easy

Did you find School Checker useful? Yes, i learnt a lot that i didn't know about local school places

Would you use School Checker when considering a move? Definitely

What did you find most useful about School Checker? Ofsted rating, subscription leek and location of school

Any improvements you’d like to see? A little more detail about type g post 16 offering could be good.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why? Yes, simple to use, highly informative, easy to understand

Any other comments? Nope

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet? Tablet

How old are your children if you have any?
12

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Very

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
Yes

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Very easy

Did you find School Checker useful?
Yes, it listed schools that I didn't realise we lived in the catchment for.

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?
Yes

What did you find most useful about School Checker?
Gave all the local schools and you can see them on a map from the property of interest.

Any improvements you’d like to see?
More information about early years and post-16

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes, easy to use and gives a lot of information.

Any other comments?
No

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet? - Desktop
How old are your children if you have any? 9,5
How important are schools to you when planning to move home? N/a
Would you consider moving home to get into a good school? No - have ~50 secondaries within travelling distance

From the Rightmove schools page was School Checker tab easy to find? - No - had to go back to email from MN to find that I had to click through onto individual properties
How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

Reasonably. It says "admissions take faith into consideration" for a nearby school, but actually only 50% of places take faith into consideration, so being oversubscribed may put people off. Also for two nearby schools it doesn't give the inside/outside 2016 admissions area info - I think this is because the schools don't publish it, so would be good if the site states "this school has not published its 2016 admissions area" or used the last known one - in both cases the house I looked at might have been within furthest admissions distance.

Did you find School Checker useful?
It was an easy way to show at a glance what schools are nearby in other boroughs - we live in a point sticking out of one borough so 80% of a circle round us is in 4 other boroughs. The main destination from our primary turns out to be the 28th nearest school (though about 8 are tutoring centres or other tiny places with about 10 pupils).

Would you use School Checker when considering a move? Yes, but it's limited - basically a glorified map. What did you find most useful about School Checker?
It mostly shows how oversubscribed or not local schools are - I was surprised that some were actually undersubscribed in this overcrowded area (but not which ones they were, in most cases!)
Any improvements you’d like to see?
Adding nurseries and 6th form colleges would be good. Also linking with train/bus timetables or an app like Citymapper.
Having just checked - it will only show up to 30 secondary schools (about 4 are private and about 10 not real schools). Many kids from our primary go to schools further away than that - and the 60 kids last year went to over 30 schools. So it actually doesn't help me see what all my options are as it doesn't show half of them! (eg there are direct trains from SW16 to Clapham or Shepherd's Bush so actually many kids go there for secondary).
Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Looks helpful for an initial idea for primary, but to be treated with caution. Not very useful for secondary as half of local options aren't on it.
Any other comments?
No.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?

Mobile (phone)

How old are your children if you have any?

1 and 3

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?

Extremely important. They are probably the most important factor to me at the moment.

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

Yes, I have seriously considered it and previously decided to.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?

I didn't access it this way. I followed the link in the email I was sent by Mumsnet.

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

Very easy, no problems at all. I would have preferred the information to be in columns though, so it was easier to scan down the list and see which schools the house was in the admission area for.

Did you find School Checker useful?

Yes. I thought it couldn't possibly tell me anything I didn't already know from reading the published admissions statistics but the way the information was presented made me realise that we had an option I hadn't previously considered.

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?

Yes definitely and to be honest I'll be using it even between moves to look at my current home and work out what my school options are. It is so much easier and clearer than trawling through admissions statistics and catchment maps. Rightly or wrongly I actually trust the information too, which I didn't think I would, but it is accurate for the area I know about.

What did you find most useful about School Checker?

Being able to see at a glance what schools my children might be able to get into.

Any improvements you’d like to see?

Just the comment above - having the information in columns would make it even easier to analyse the information. Also, I'd love a map showing the house, the schools and markings showing the admissions areas.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?

Yes I would. As above this is a really useful tool for quickly seeing what your options might be.

Any other comments?

Thanks for adding this tool, it's genuinely (and surprisingly) useful!

I used a tablet.
Aged 4
Very important when looking at schools and I would have considered moving to have a chance at a school we wanted.

Once I had picked a house it was very easy to use the school checker and was easy to use with everything I would initially want to know.
It is important to know ofsted rating and also to see if it was oversubscribed the year before. It has rough distance from house too in order of school. Catchment area would be useful but I also think that would be difficult for rightmove to provide as different areas in country may have different criteria for distance so better to speak to an individual school with postcode for that.

I would recommend as a starting point for school information it is great and I found it useful.

I used this function on it on my computer.We have a 4 year old, so just about to start school and as such, being aware of the location of schools, their age range, ofsted rating is great.
Honestly, yes, we would move to the catchment area of a great school to help get our child into that school.

The school checker was relatively easy to find - third tab along
Clear to understand and useful, however, I did note that there was a school missing and the details to the private schools/ independent schools was also missing
Any improvements you’d like to see?
If this service is being offered, ensure it's accurate and up to date - I logged on to Rightmove and chose a brand new development to look at, with the knowledge that there is a new Primary school as part of the development that is open - There was no mention of this school and another school, quite a distance away was recommended

Overall a quick overview of what to expect in the area is a great thing to offer.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
Mobile

How old are your children if you have any?
2.5 and 1

How important are schools to you when planning to move home? Quite important

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
Would take it into consideration for primary school, it would be more important for high school if moving at that time.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Easy, pretty self explanatory

Did you find School Checker useful?
Yes, info all in one place very handy when considering a move. Could see info for schools near a property not just closest school.

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?
Yes definitely

What did you find most useful about School Checker?
Subscription info, offstead info, proximity to property and obvious catchment areas.

Any improvements you’d like to see?
Distances seem a bit inaccurate. We live in a fairly rural area and some of the distance for our closest schools seemed slightly inaccurate. As referred to previously not sure if this is because actual distance rather than road (driving) distance is put down.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why? Yes any parent should be aware of info regarding schools when considering a house move. This simplifies the process without the need to click on an extra website.

Any other comments?
Useful to try out in preparation for a move. Good initial tool with just a few tweaks needed to make it fantastic. Look forward to using it when we search for our forever home and seeing it improve with feedback.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?

Mobile

How old are your children if you have any?

Under 1

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?

Very important

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

For a secondary school, yes.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?

Yes

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

Very easy & clear

Did you find School Checker useful? Would you use School Checker when considering a move? What did you find most useful about School Checker? Any improvements you’d like to see?

Yes to all of the above. Liked info about applications to join school & links to reports.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?

Yes, easy tool to see what schools are nearby giving accurate distances.

Any other comments?

Like this tool.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
Computer
How old are your children if you have any?
1 and 2
How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Very important
Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
I am currently close to a number of good primary schools so would not consider moving. However, when choosing this property the schools were one of the major factors.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes
How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Very easy
Did you find School Checker useful? Would you use School Checker when considering a move?
Yes. I would definitely use it when considering a move
What did you find most useful about School Checker? Any improvements you’d like to see?
I especially liked that it draws a circle so that you can see how close to the edge of the area the property is
Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes as it has a lot of useful information all in one place

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
Mobile

How old are your children if you have any?
3 and 1

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Quite important but catchments can change quickly so wouldn't be the only factor

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
No but am looking for a new house now

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Very easy

Did you find School Checker useful? Would you use School Checker when considering a move? What did you find most useful about School Checker? Any improvements you’d like to see?
It's useful to see the previous years catchment on the map and the list of all possible schools in the area. We are considering a move now and find it a useful guide.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes, it's useful to see catchments for local schools. Can help to make an informed choice.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
Mobile phone and iPad

How old are your children if you have any?
1 and 5 years

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Absolutely top of the list.

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
Yes.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes very easy.

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Extremely easy.

Did you find School Checker useful?
Yes.

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?
Yes.

What did you find most useful about School Checker?
How easy it was to navigate and use.

Any improvements you’d like to see?
Not that I can think of.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes it's a very simple convenient tool to use.

Any other comments?
No.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
I used it on my phone and iPad.

How old are your children if you have any?
Age 3 years and 19 months

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Very important. We moved to our current house before having children but even then we were considering the area for schools.

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
No, not in our current area but if we do move house then schools would be a priority

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Very easy to understand

Did you find School Checker useful? Would you use School Checker when considering a move? What did you find most useful about School Checker? Any improvements you’d like to see?
It is useful as a comparison guide for schools and catchment areas. I thought the information on whether it was oversubscribed in recent years also useful.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes I would because all the parents I know are all proactive and interested in what local schools their children might go to.

Any other comments?
I didn't find any information missing unlike a few other posters have mentioned.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
I check on both a laptop and my phone.

How old are your children if you have any?
5 and 7

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?

I would say it is our top priority. We are moving out of London because the area we are currently in is too expensive for us to buy into, so finances are a significant factor as well, but our local secondary is in special measures and we would like to move before our eldest needs to transfer there.

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

Absolutely. We have rented for ten years and each move have decided to stay in the area because of the school that the girls currently attend. When buying a home, we will be looking primarily at catchment areas and proximity to the train (for commuting).

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?

I've used Rightmove for nearly 3 years now so I knew where to look for the School Checker. I think it's much easier to find than on sites provided by many estate agents.

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

It's simple. However, one of the sites that I've found that is not as simple but perhaps more informative is called Locrating. I like how it is map-based, whereas on my phone the Rightmove school locator automatically lists the schools but doesn't show them on the map until you click on the list.
I usually use a combination of both.

Did you find School Checker useful? Would you use School Checker when considering a move? What did you find most useful about School Checker? Any improvements you’d like to see?

I find it marginally useful and it is usually one of the first bits of information i look at when examining a new house. However, i usually need more in depth information that can only be provided by Ofsted, ParentView, and the county government homepages, so I use it only in a cursory way. On Locrating, I like the ability to hover over a school to see its catchment and when I click on it I can get League Tables etc and more in depth results data, so I would recommend those changes to Rightmove.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Any other comments?

I would recommend Rightmove to absolutely anyone because, in the UK, it definitely has the widest range of properties of all the sites I looked at. I would tell other parents that the School Checker is useful but like anything else, they need to do a lot more research and actually visit the schools before making a decision on a property.

Thank you!

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?

Laptop

How old are your children if you have any?

7 and 3

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?

Important-ish but as my children are in private school the location of the home to the school is more important

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

Define good. My local primary school is supposedly outstanding, however this was awarded 10 years ago and has a dreadful reputation locally as a SATS hothouse. Also see above answer

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?

Yes, very

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

Very easy, put in your postcode and go

Did you find School Checker useful?

Useful to find out what schools are in a certain area

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?

While we are moving, it'll be a cross country move and the children will be attending another private school. I did play with the rightmove school checker for my current postcode. It says 'undersubscribed in 2016' which was technically correct. However it also failed to account for the fact that the local primary school them became oversubscribed in the 2nd round of admissions. So technically the 'undersubscribed' label is misleading.

What did you find most useful about School Checker?

Ability to find out schools in a given area and their distances

Any improvements you’d like to see?

Include the 2nd round admissions data. Most councils publish it

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
No becuae of the second round of admissions issue- my concern would be that it would mislead someone unintentionally.

Any other comments?

I used the app on my mobile. Children are 1 and 6. Schools a big concern where I live and would definitely consider moving for secondary. I found the school checker really useful. I particularly liked that when you click through for more information it shows if the school has been oversubscribed for the past 3 years. Links to ofsted reports are really useful. The only thing I would change is that on a mobile you can't drag and zoom to go in and out of the map. There is a plus and minus to zoom but invariably this means the view is either too close or too far away. You also can't move the map to look around the catchment area, the view is quite fixed. I would still definitely recommend it though - it's a really useful tool.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
I used my laptop

How old are your children if you have any?
5 and 8

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
Not so important for primary but very important for secondary

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
No, unless there were other specific circumstances

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
yes

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Very easy
Did you find School Checker useful?
Very useful - lots of information I needed was there at a click

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?
Yes, there would be no reason to use anything else to get basic information.

What did you find most useful about School Checker?
Ofsted report outcome, in area, if school was over-subscribed

Any improvements you’d like to see?
Some parents comments would be useful; link to school website; if part of an academy or if not or the status of move to academy status and the other schools in that academy

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes, for the above reasons - lots of information you need is there!

Any other comments?
Things change year on year and there is nothing to replace visiting the school to get a feel for it

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?

Tablet

How old are your children if you have any?

4 and 2.

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?

Very important. In fact they are a major factor in why we are currently moving.

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

We are.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?

Yes.

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

Very easy.

Did you find School Checker useful?

Yes. I like that it shows you whether the property in question was in catchment for the previous year and also if the school was oversubscribed.

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?

Yes, it is. Proving a vital tool in house hunting.

What did you find most useful about School Checker?

That you can see the schools in question on the map and as stated above, catchment and subscription information.

The Find a school link is very helpful indeed.

Any improvements you’d like to see?

Perhaps a link to the school webpage?

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?

Yes. But then all the parents I know for whom this is an issue are already aware of it.

Any other comments?

A brilliant resource. I think it could only be improved by having catchment area as one of the search options for people who are looking for schools in a specific catchment.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet? Apple laptop

How old are your children if you have any? 18m and current 7m pregnant

How important are schools to you when planning to move home? One of the most important considerations. We're planning to move to a nearby town in the next couple of years and will most likely then stay where we are until all children have finished schooling so as not to disrupt their education and friendships. So it's essential to us that we find a house in the admissions area for several different good state schools (primary and secondary), since schools around here tend to be oversubscribed and we may not get into our first choice school.

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school? Yes, though not across the country and the house and area would have to be suitable and appealing in other respects too.

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find? Yes, very clear.

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand? Very easy

Did you find School Checker useful? Yes

Would you use School Checker when considering a move? Definitely. We're already looking casually for the next place and the school situation (via School Checker) is one of the first things I look at on any property listing.

What did you find most useful about School Checker? The way the nearest schools are displayed in a simple list nearest-farthest, with key information like distance and Ofsted rating clearly displayed next to each school with no need to click through.

Any improvements you’d like to see? I'd appreciate links to the various schools' own websites, as well as the option to just display state/independent schools. I'd also like to be able to start with the school and then look at suitable properties in the catchment area. And a similar tool for nurseries/early years care providers would be great!

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why? Yes, think it's a great tool - clear and simple to use, a great starting point when looking into the school options in your chosen area.

Any other comments? No

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet? laptop

How old are your children if you have any? 6

How important are schools to you when planning to move home? very important .good school is major factor when moving houses.

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school? yes

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find? Yes, very clear.

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand? Very easy

Did you find School Checker useful? Yes

Would you use School Checker when considering a move? Definitely.

What did you find most useful about School Checker? all the relevant information like rating and number of children in particular school is listed.

Any improvements you’d like to see? link to school website

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why? its a good tool for specially if we are moving into new area.

Any other comments? No

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?

Tablet (iPad)

How old are your children if you have any?

6and nearly 4

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?

Very important - within top 3 considerations

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

Yes, and did

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?

Yes, found it easily

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

Was easy to understand

Did you find School Checker useful?

Yes, good to see all schooling possibilities when looking at a house/area

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?

Yes if I was not familiar with the area

What did you find most useful about School Checker?

The ofsted rating of each school

Any improvements you’d like to see?

More accurate measuring of distances - possibly a glitch but it's telling me my house is over 3000 miles from the school my kids go to (about 0.6 of a mile in reality)

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?

Yes if they were looking for information about the nearest schools in a brand new area it's a place to start

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?
Tablet
How old are your children if you have any?
1,6
How important are schools to you when planning to move home?
V important, it can often give an indication of the area if the place is completely new.
Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?
Yes
From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?
Yes
How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?
Very simple
Did you find School Checker useful? Yes
Would you use School Checker when considering a move? I would definitely look at it,but the accuracy of catchment seems like it's run on an algorithm and not entirely accurate.
What did you find most useful about School Checker?
I like that it shows nearest schools, and ofsted. I suppose it's useful it give indication of intake though this obviously has to be taken with a pinch of salt as it can often vary year on year.
Any improvements you’d like to see? Search houses based on catchment from a particular school.
Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?
Yes, it's easy to use.

Did you use School Checker on your computer or on a mobile device or tablet?

Mobile phone

How old are your children if you have any?

4 months and 2 years

How important are schools to you when planning to move home?

Very important

Would you consider moving home to get into a good school?

Yes

From the Rightmove schools page (www.rightmove.co.uk/schools.html) was School Checker tab easy to find?

Yes

How easy did you find School Checker to use and understand?

Straight forward to use

Did you find School Checker useful?

Useful to find local schools and see the distances. I would do separate research into catchment areas and over subscription likelihood.

Would you use School Checker when considering a move?

Yes but I wouldn't rely on it to make a decision where schools were important.

What did you find most useful about School Checker?

Distances and local schools

Any improvements you’d like to see?

It telling you if the house is in catchment as specified by the local council. Whether local children got in the previous year is not an indicator if my own child would get in.

Would you recommend School Checker to other parents and why?

I would tell them to use it as a guide but do their own research too.

Any other comments?

Schools admit children with SEN or children who are 'looked after' above catchment children. This can give a false impression of the distance away you can live and still get into a particular school.