25,131 schools: state, independent and specialist. Searchable by what matters to you. Data honest enough to show the strengths and the trade-offs.
Ofsted on one. DfE performance tables on another. GIAS for the basics. Your council's admissions page in a fourth. And you're still not sure you have the full picture.
Close the tabs. We pulled all four sources into one search - 25,131 schools with rankings, inspection scores, Oxbridge outcomes, A-level results, admissions data, and demographics. State and independent. Search by name, address, or map. Filter by phase, faith, SEN, gender, boarding, and more.
That exhale you just did? That's the point.
You've visited the schools. Read the reports. Asked the other parents. And you're still not sure. Because choosing a school isn't a research problem. It's a decision problem.
School Compass searches every school in England in 3 minutes. You get 5 matches based on your priorities, with clear reasoning, honest trade-offs, and one school you wouldn't have found on your own. So when you apply, you're not hoping - you're choosing.
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School websites read like brochures. Forum reviews could be anyone. FindMySchool reviews are independent, data-backed, and honest about trade-offs. Where results are strong and where they fall short. What inspection judgments actually mean. How competitive admissions really are. An objective review for every school, backed by nine data tabs of evidence. Free.
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League Tables
You've heard the stories. The family 200 metres too far. The sibling rule that ate half the places. The faith criterion you didn't know existed. Catchment anxiety is real because the data is hidden.
We unhide it. Last distance offered for every band: general, siblings, EHCP, faith, feeder, aptitude. From every local authority in England. Enter your postcode and see where you stand.
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Last distances offered are determined by a range of factors set by each school or local authority. They vary from year to year and living within the distances shown does not guarantee admission.
Ofsted has changed its framework multiple times. ISI operates a parallel system. Schools inspected in different years were judged under different rules. For parents, the noise around school quality has never been louder.
Elite. Excellent. Good. Developing. Rebuilding. Five bands on a 1-10 scale that work across every inspection framework and both inspectorates. One score, designed for parents.
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Queen Elizabeth's School
Ofsted: Outstanding
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Eton College
ISI: Excellent
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The problem
How many students from a school actually get into Oxford or Cambridge? That data exists, but it's scattered across FOI requests, school websites, and council reports. No single source pulls it all together, and none of them let you sort, filter, or compare across 2,000 schools.
The solution
We built the only Oxbridge success league table in England. Applications, offers, and acceptance rates for every school — state and independent — ranked and searchable. See which schools actually deliver, not just which ones claim to.
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The problem
The school you loved in October got downgraded in January. The one you dismissed just went Outstanding. You found out from another parent at the school gate.
The solution
Save schools to your shortlist. Compare your top picks side by side — Ofsted, results, distance, admissions — all on one screen. And when anything changes, we'll let you know before anyone else does.
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