Compare schools or nurseries with a decision checklist

Prospectuses all sound perfect. Get a like-for-like checklist from what matters to your family, plus Ofsted pointers.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me choose a school or nursery.

Options: [names]
Child's age / year of entry: [details]
What matters most: [location, ethos, SEN, wraparound, results]
Constraints: [catchment, work hours]
Visit dates: [optional]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. A like-for-like scorecard for our priorities.
2. Questions for each visit.
3. What to check in the Ofsted report (and the GOV.UK link to find it).
4. A decision rule for after the last visit.
5. Remind me grades are one input, not the whole story.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. names: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

You list options and what matters.

The assistant asks about commute, SEN and wraparound.

You get a scorecard and questions for each visit.

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What happens

Use ChatGPT to compare schools or nurseries with a decision checklist

Prospectuses all sound perfect. Get a like-for-like checklist from what matters to your family, plus Ofsted pointers.

Tools

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