Schools have different icons depending upon their type. So, you can see easily if a school is nursery, primary or secondary.

Icons are coloured according to their inspection rating. So, it is obvious which schools are outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate. England and Wales only. Estyn reports are used for Welsh schools.

Clicking on a school shows a catchment area indicator, which provides a guide as to where you might need to live to get into the school. England only.

See down to local areas where existing pupils live.

Chose which year groups are included, e.g. show only the latest intake, a selected year group or the whole school.

You can even view data for selected year groups going all the way back to 2014/15.

See not only which schools pupils have moved to when clicking on a primary school, but also which schools pupils have come from when clicking on a secondary school.

Discover the percentage of pupils from each primary school that go on to attend a grammar school.

With our sixth-form analysis you can see how many pupils remain at a school for sixth-form and, for those that don't, which schools they move to or have come from.

Find an area of interest by clicking on a property, adding a "Home Location" marker to the map or by using the "Show where existing pupils live" feature for schools.

Discover the percentage of local pupils that attend a grammar school.

Get answers to questions like: Will there be other local children attending the same school as my children? If I live here, which schools are my children likely to attend? Are there any schools I've not considered?

To view this information you should turn on "show where existing pupils live" and select "whole school" in the year group filter, before clicking on the school you are interested in.

We use this data to indicate if a school is oversubscribed or not; where we consider a school to be oversubscribed if not all children who put it as their first choice school were offered a place.

We uniquely use the definition above, devised in conjunction with the DfE. It's a more considered definition than simply comparing total applications vs total offers, which would make more schools appear oversubscribed than they actually are, based on preferences.

Discover local broadband availability and recorded speeds.

Discover average property sold prices and historical price trends.

Discover a wide array of socio-economic information covering:

• Income
• Employment
• Education, Skills and Training
• Health and Disability
• Crime
• Housing and Services
• Living Environment

Easily show or hide categories of interest (such as Food & Drink, Attractions, Leisure, Supermarkets etc.) using the map filters.

Our handy pre-constructed Google searches allow you to quickly find out information about a point of interest using Google.

You can filter by the age range and gender of pupils.

You can filter schools by their Ofsted rating and also by the exam performance of their pupils relative to other schools on the map; e.g. show only the top 5 performing schools in the visible area.

You can also filter schools based on other criteria such as their religion, whether they are primary schools, secondary schools, grammar schools, special schools etc. Independent schools can be switched on or off.

A useful summary tab shows key information about each school, such as the number of pupils, gender, pupils per teacher, % free school meals, % English not first language etc. Along with at-a-glance-indicators which show the performance of the school based on the exams taken by its pupils.

In the inspections tab, we show the headline items from each school's latest Ofsted (or Estyn) report including its summary findings, so you don't have to open and read the individual reports for each school.

• My child is happy at this school.
• My child feels safe at this school.
• The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
• My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
• The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
• When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly.
• My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
• The school has high expectations for my child.
• My child does well at this school.
• The school lets me know how my child is doing.
• There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.
• My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.
• The school supports my child’s wider personal development.
• I would recommend this school to another parent

Compare results for schools at Key Stage 2 (Primary), Key Stage 4 (GCSE) and Key Stage 5 (A-Level). Links to the DfE website allow you to further drill down into results. Limited exam data is available for school in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Previous years' results are also displayed so you can make a year-on-year comparison.

Handy videos explain the various different measures that can be used to compare schools and how they work.

We show the headline items from each nursery's latest Ofsted report including its summary findings, so you don't have to open and read the individual reports for each nursery. The providers full inspection history is also available at a glance.

We show all childcare providers that are registered with Ofsted and not on domestic premises.

After their GCSEs, find out if pupils remain in education, and if so where, or whether they move on to employment or perhaps an apprenticeship.

After their A-Levels, discover how many pupils remain in education or move on to employment. For those that continue on to higher education, see how many attend top universities such as the Russell Group or Oxbridge (Oxford or Cambridge).

Total, grant and self-generated income shows where pupil funding comes from and how much it is.

Total, staff and property expenditure show spending across key areas.

In year balances show if the school is over or under spending, whilst revenue reserve shows what savings are available.

Sort schools by a range of items; such as name, inspection rating, Key Stage 2 performance, GCSE performance, A-Level performance, value added (progress) scores, number of pupils per teacher and even school fees for Independent schools.

Zoom in and out or scroll around to change the schools included in the local school league table.

You can add/remove schools to/from your shortlist via the list; shortlisted schools are highlighted with a heart.

Independent schools are often inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate. We include links to all ISI reports, as well as inspections from all the other main inspection bodies. We also show highlights from ISI inspections.

Options for boarding are shown on the summary tab.

School fees can also be found on the summary tab.

Map markers indicate the location of many thousands of railway stations and other forms of public transport; including underground stations, tram stops, metro and light railway stations. Our data covers the whole of Great Britain.

Plan a journey from a marker to anywhere else you like, or view the station's network map by clicking the link in the popup.

Simply right click on the map (or on a touch device press and hold) and a pin will appear to mark your "Home Location", you can drag the pin around or click elsewhere on the map to move it. Place this pin where you live (or intend to live) then if you hover over a school or other marker it will measure the distance between the two.

The schools report shows each school on its own page and includes the headline items for each school. It also shows a map, highlighting where the school is located.

You can access the helpdesk via your profile page, where you will find a Helpdesk menu option. We aim to answer all tickets within a few hours, however outside of Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm, this may take a little longer.

Click here to raise a new ticket.