how do i find out where a school's catchment area is?

[startingtobehalloweenylover]

we will be moving soon (hopefully) but i want to make sure we're in the catchment area for a good school.
is there anywhere online that will tell me (or better show me on a map) the catchment areas of my local primary schools?

call the local council. And also the local schools.

some will tell you thatthere is no such thing as a catchment... but we all know that there is.

oh that's SO much effort i just want a pretty picture! lol

I know... a real pig ain't it? lol

If you look on upmystreet.com and key in the area you want to move to it will tell you, in order of performance, which are the local schools. If you then go to the LEA website you will find the admissions criteria for the schools that like the look of. There may be an easier way, but I don't know what it is.

yeah i just know of people who have bought houses right next to a school and then found the catchment are goes the other way and doesn't include them! lol

hmmmm i shall have to do some work by the looks of it.
i wonder if the estate agents will know

I'm not sure if you local council have a similar website but this is mine and you just enter a street name or postcode and it tells you which are you designated primary and secondary schools.

The website is below as I don't know who to do links

www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/learning/learn-schools/learn-designated-areas-search-form