Measuring up: how far is it to the school I want?

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East 1 Hertfordshire
Schools in Ashwell, Aston, Baldock, Barkway, Barley, Breachwood Green, Cockernhoe, Codicote, Graveley, Hexton, Hitchin, Ickleford, Knebworth, Letchworth, Little Wymondley, Offley, Pirton, Preston, Royston, St Ippolyts, Stevenage, Therfield, Weston, Whitwell, Woolmer Green

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East 2 Hertfordshire
Schools in Albury, Ardeley, Bayford, Benington, Bishop's Stortford, Brookmans Park, Broxbourne, Buntingford, Cheshunt, Cuffley, Dane End, Datchworth, Essendon, Furneux Pelham, Goffs Oak, Great Amwell, Great Hormead, Hatfield, Hertford, Hertford Heath, Hertingfordbury, High Cross, Hoddesdon, Hundson, Little Hadham, Little Heath, Much Hadham, Newgate Street, North Mymms, Northaw, Puckeridge, Reed, Sandon, Sawbridgeworth, Spellbrook, Stanstead Abbots, Stapleford, Tewin, Thundridge, Tonwell, Turnford, Walkern, Waltham Cross, Ware, Wareside, Watton At Stone, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City, Widford, Wormely

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West Hertfordshire
Schools in Abbots Langley, Aldbury, Anstey, Berkhamsted, Borehamwood, Bovingdon, Braughing, Bricket Wood, Bushey, Bushey Heath, Carpenters Park, Chipperfield, Chorley Wood, Colney Heath, Croxley Green, Elstree, Flamstead, the Gaddesdens, Garston, Harpenden, Hemel Hempstead, Kimpton, Kings Langley, Langleybury, Leavesden, London Colney, Long Marston, Markyate, Northchurch, Northwood, Park Street, Potten End, Potters Bar, Radlett, Redbourn, Rickmansworth, St Albans, Sandridge, Sarratt, Shenley, South Mymms, South Oxhey, Tring, Watford, Wheathampstead, Wigginton

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Secondary schools

Instructions

1. Click on the map you want. It will open up on another page, so you can still see these instructions.
2. Primary schools have pink place-markers, and secondary schools have blue place-markers. Middle and junior schools have pink place-markers with a dot in the middle. Scroll through the list of schools on the left. Alternatively, if you know the name of the school you want, go to 'Find...' (under 'Edit' in your menu bar). Type in the name of the school – and it will jump to it.
3. Click on the school you're interested in. You can use the '+/-' feature at the top of the page to zoom in and explore the area around the school.
4. By clicking on the school, you can also 'get directions' to your address. This will give you an idea of how far away it is from your house.
5. Convert miles into kilometres, by clicking on 'show options' at the top of the left hand panel. Then click on 'km' and 'get directions'. Alternatively, with some systems, you'll have the option of clicking on 'km' at the bottom of the driving instructions. Either will do! Add three zeros to convert into metres.
6. For more advanced users, if you want to do your own mapping, click on 'My Maps' and select the distance measuring tool. You can then follow short cuts, cycle paths, etc, to work out your own distances. Once you've played around with this for a few minutes, you'll see how easy it is... promise!

Map tip: If you sign up for a free Google Account, you can save any of these maps (click 'Save to My Maps'). If you save them all, you can then view any combination (eg, primary and secondary schools in your area) just by highlighting the maps you want.