NestScope
00 — Schools

Find a school,
anywhere in England.

Ofsted ratings, GCSE results, KS2 attainment, age range and location for 26,500+ schools — from official DfE data. Free. No login needed.

TryEton CollegeHenrietta Barnett SchoolMichaela Community School
01 — On every school page

Ofsted, GCSE results & the basics — all in one place.

01
Ofsted rating
Overall judgement plus the four sub-judgements and inspection date. Shown as a dated historical fact — the single overall grade was abolished by Ofsted in September 2024, and we say so.
02
GCSE results
Attainment 8, Progress 8 and % achieving Grade 5+ in English & Maths (secondary), with the official 95% confidence interval so a small year-group reading is not over-read.
03
KS2 results
Reading-writing-maths combined, scaled scores and Progress measure (primary) with phase-specific England-average benchmarks.
04
The basics
Phase, age range, gender, religious character, pupil numbers, FSM %, EAL %, pupil-teacher ratio and the local authority.
05
Area context
A link to the full area report for the school’s postcode — crime rate, transport, GPs and green space around the gate, not just behind it.
02 — Why NestScope, not gov.uk

Three things gov.uk won’t tell you.

Real outcomes, not just the inspection grade

Most school finders stop at the Ofsted badge. NestScope blends in the school’s actual pupil outcomes — Progress 8 at secondary, Key Stage 2 attainment at primary — so a Good school that quietly outperforms its peers reads differently from one coasting on a legacy grade.

The Ofsted grade is dated honestly

Ofsted abolished the single overall grade in September 2024. Pages that still display a current "Outstanding" or "Good" pretend nothing changed. We label every grade with the inspection date — so a 2019 "Outstanding" reads as a 2019 fact, not a verdict on the school today.

Map context the gov.uk site cannot give

Every school page links straight to the area report for its postcode: crime, transport, GPs and green space around the school. A school is a building plus a neighbourhood — both belong in the decision.

03 — Provenance

Every figure on a NestScope school page is drawn from official Department for Education sources. No estimates.

GIASOfstedKS4 tablesKS2 tablesWorkforce censusPupil censusAbsence statsOGL v3.0
04 — Questions

Common school-finder questions.

How do I find a school by name in England?

Type any school name into the search box above — for example "Eton College" or "St Mary's Primary". NestScope queries the official DfE register of 26,500+ England schools and shows matching results with the town and postcode, so you can pick the right one even when the name is common.

What is an Ofsted rating and how do I read it?

Ofsted rates state schools in England from Outstanding through Good and Requires Improvement to Inadequate, with four sub-judgements (quality of education, behaviour, personal development, leadership). NestScope shows the overall grade alongside the inspection date — important, because the single overall grade was abolished by Ofsted in September 2024 and from November 2025 schools receive a five-point report card instead.

What is Progress 8, and is a high Attainment 8 always good?

Attainment 8 is the average GCSE result across eight subjects. Progress 8 measures how much pupils progressed between the end of primary and the end of secondary, compared with similar pupils nationally — a positive Progress 8 means the school added value above average. A school with a high Attainment 8 in an affluent area can still have a low Progress 8 if it under-stretched its pupils. NestScope shows both, with the 95% confidence interval.

Is the school finder free? Do I need to sign up?

Yes — NestScope is completely free and you do not need to sign up. An optional Google sign-in only adds extras like saving the schools you are tracking and seeing your saved list at the top of the page.

Why is coverage England-only?

Ofsted, the DfE Get Information About Schools register and Key Stage results are all England-only data sources. Scotland (Education Scotland), Wales (Estyn) and Northern Ireland (ETI) publish their own inspection regimes on incompatible scales. School locations outside England appear on the map; ratings and KS results do not because there is no comparable England-style source.

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