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MCP server · Knowledge & memory

Catchmently

England's schools and nurseries: Ofsted, exam results, offers and last distance offered.

Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
103 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
5

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 103 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name catchmently.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 5 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 103 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 103 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    12 of 13 parameters have a description (92%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-05T21:44:41.90542Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Catchmently

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http catchmently https://mcp.catchmently.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 5

find_school

Find schools, nurseries and childcare providers in England by name, optionally narrowed by town, county or postcode (not council or borough names: for "near Lambeth" use search_near_postcode). Returns up to 10 matches with their Catchmently IDs for get_school.

Discovered
get_admission_distances

Every published last distance offered for one school (by entry year and intake, as the council or the school published it, with sources) and the council catchment or priority area. Free without sign-in until 4 January 2027.

Discovered
get_area

Area facts for one full England postcode, each with its source, edition and licence: council, ward and constituency; rivers-and-sea flood risk; modelled road, rail and aircraft noise bands; Indices of Deprivation. For signed-in Catchmently pass holders it also has crime by type over 12 months, sold prices (postcode, sector, district), house price index and rents, broadband and mobile coverage, nearest stations and stops, nearest GP, shops and parks, surface-water flood risk and Census 2021 detail; without a pass those are marked locked.

Discovered
get_school

Details for one school or nursery by Catchmently ID (from find_school or search_near_postcode): register details, latest Ofsted outcome with quoted strengths and areas to improve, exam results, and applications and offers. For a signed-in Catchmently pass holder it also has every published last distance offered and the council catchment or priority area (see get_admission_distances). Give a postcode to add the straight-line distance from it.

Discovered
search_near_postcode

List schools, nurseries and childcare near an England postcode (full postcode or district such as SE22), nearest first, by straight-line distance from the postcode centre. Each school shows its latest Ofsted outcome, whether it is selective (grammar) and its religious character from the official register, and whether a last distance offered has been published; the figure itself is shown to signed-in Catchmently pass holders.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected103 ms5