He was introduced to the Countdown presenter by a mutual friend and explained he wants to send eight-year-old daughter Lily Rose and son Jack, six, to good schools close to the £1.3million house he is renovating near Bath.
"Johnny met Carol after he bought a home right by her own," says my source.
"They have met up a few times and their kids get along well. He is set on sending the children to British schools. Carol's go to Clifton College in Bristol and Johnny may check it out."
Depp, 44, who has had a love affair with the UK since making the film Chocolat, bought an old hunting lodge near Carol's retreat, for which she paid £1million last year.
The Pirates Of The Caribbean star and his long-term partner Vanessa Paradis own a string of properties, including a 45-acre island in the Bahamas.Celebs and Bubs
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