# How to use SchoolFacts

Official school performance, inspection and admissions evidence.

## Start with a precise record

Use the name, identifier or place you want to investigate. The website scope is: Official school performance, inspection and admissions evidence.

## Compare like with like

Open the relevant records and guides below. Keep identifiers, geography, units and source dates together; a record with a similar name or a different reporting period may answer a different question.

## Take the evidence to the original source

Follow the source references before making a consequential decision. Treat missing or historical information as a limitation, and use the relevant authority or provider for a current determination.

## Tools and records

- [Start a search on schoolfacts.co.uk](https://schoolfacts.co.uk/)
- [find schools near a postcode](https://schoolfacts.co.uk/near)
- [Browse areas](https://schoolfacts.co.uk/areas)
- [Parent planning tools](https://schoolfacts.co.uk/parent-tools)

## Question guides



Source: https://schoolfacts.co.uk/ (first-party website; inspected 2026-10-18).