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School Match

Get 5 schools matched to your child, each one explained

Tell us what matters. We search state and independent schools across England and explain every pick, including the compromises.

  • Free to start
  • No sign-up to begin
  • 11 questions, about 3 minutes

Your #1 match is free. All 5 with the Pack, £3.99 one-off.

What you get

Built on official data from Ofsted, ISI, GIAS and the DfE

State and independent schools across England

How it works

  1. 1

    Answer 11 questions

    Distance, faith, SEN, results and your child's interests. About 3 minutes.

  2. 2

    We weigh the tradeoffs

    Across state and independent schools, against your priorities and deal-breakers.

  3. 3

    Get 5 schools explained

    Why each one fits, where the compromises are, and how your home compares with its admissions distance.*

What we weigh for you

  • Location and admissions distance

    Commute radius, grammar school areas and last distance offered.

  • Inspections and results

    Ofsted and ISI ratings, academic results and Oxbridge success.

  • Faith, SEN and boarding

    Faith preferences, SEN and specialist schools, boarding and day, international students.

  • Your child's interests and deal-breakers

    Extracurriculars, pastoral care and wellbeing, and the things you won't compromise on.

For every school stage

  • Primary school

    Ages 4 to 11

    Infant and primary schools, faith schools and each school's last distance offered.

    How to choose a primary school

  • Secondary school

    Ages 11 to 16

    State, grammar and independent schools, GCSE results and the journey each day.

    How to choose the right school in England

  • Sixth form

    Ages 16 to 18

    Sixth forms compared on A level results, Oxbridge success and the journey each day.

    Sixth forms by area

What's free, and what's in the Pack

Free

£0

  • Your #1 match in full
  • Scores, Ofsted and ISI ratings
  • Admissions data and a personalised explanation

No account to start. You sign in when you finish, just before your result.

School Match Pack

£3.99 one-off

  • Everything in Free
  • All 5 picks in full, each one explained
  • Compromises and admissions distance for every pick

Or get all 5 picks with the Plus plan, £5.99 a month.

Free to start · No sign-up to begin · 11 questions, about 3 minutes

*Last distance offered varies year to year. Living within the distance does not guarantee admission, and living beyond it does not mean exclusion; school demand fluctuates with birth-year cohort sizes and preference patterns.

Questions parents ask

Your first search shows your #1 match in full for free: its scores, Ofsted or ISI rating, admissions data and why it suits your child. To see all 5 picks, the School Match Pack is a one-off £3.99 and also gives you 3 more full searches. Plus, at £5.99 a month, includes 10 full searches a month.

Not to begin. You can answer all 11 questions without signing up. You sign in or create a free account just before your results, so they are kept for you in My Searches.

You answer 11 questions about your child, where you live and what matters to you. We score every state and independent school within your travel distance against your priorities and deal-breakers, then pick 5: a top pick, strong alternatives and one wildcard. Each comes with why it fits and where the compromises are. If fewer than 5 schools fit, we look a little further and say so.

State and independent schools across England, for infant, primary, secondary and sixth form. It includes grammar, faith, boarding and special schools, and can weigh SEN support if your child needs it. Nurseries are not included.

Official sources: Ofsted and ISI inspections, DfE performance tables, and GIAS, the government's register of schools. Admissions distances come from historical last-distance-offered data where it has been published. Our methodology and data sources pages explain how we use it.

No. School Match shows which schools fit your child and how your home compares with each school's last distance offered, but places are decided by each school's admissions criteria. Last distance offered changes every year, so living within it does not guarantee a place. Our guide to school admissions explains how places are given out.

A search shows you every school near you. School Match does the weighing: it balances distance, results, inspections, faith, SEN and your child's interests, then explains why each pick fits and what you would be trading off. You can still open every school's full profile.