diff --git a/app/controllers/placements/support/school_suggestions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/placements/support/school_suggestions_controller.rb
index 5adebbd5c5..daa7238c64 100644
--- a/app/controllers/placements/support/school_suggestions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/placements/support/school_suggestions_controller.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 class Placements::Support::SchoolSuggestionsController < Placements::Support::ApplicationController
   def index
-    schools =
-      GiasSchool.where("lower(name) LIKE ?", "%#{query_params}%").or(
-        GiasSchool.where("postcode LIKE ?", "%#{query_params}%").or(
-          GiasSchool.where("urn LIKE ?", "%#{query_params}%"),
-        ),
-      )
+    schools = GiasSchool.search_name_urn_postcode(query_params)
 
     render json: schools
   end