Catchment Areas

[Kaz081992]

How can you find out where the catchment area for a particular secondary school is? Have looked on the website for the school with no luck, any ideas? Thanks

[Hawkwalk]

try googling "School Catchment Areas" and your location. I just tried it and it comes up with the answer for my area.

[Lil O'lady]

Kaz, I recommend a direct request to the schools you are interested in. They have to state this in their admissions policy which is a public document also held by the local authority. Many schools make this info available on their websites.
If however this is to make a case for admission to a schools that has refused already, you may need to check for example how the distance to school is calculated by the LA that has had the final say. Some use GIS-type maps that fail to take into account the actual route a child will take, so get yourself out on the ground with an old-fashioned measuring wheel and make a proper calculation. eg getting to a safe road-crossing point can add distance not perceived by an e-map.
Above all make friendly and reasonable approaches to school and LA staff involved - there are always fluctuations to school populations across a year and if a place becomes available they could be better inclined to you.

[sumida-river]

go on http://www.landsearch.net/services.asp and scroll to the NP1 Neighbourhood, Planning & Local Amenity Search. You can find out info about a particular area including school catchment areas and crime rates all included. its very useful