United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Ashford
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~131k · 54 state-funded schools
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How Ashford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,641/yr
Mid
Worse than 55% of UK LAs
House price
£345,000
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,239/mo
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,410/yr
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Crime
66.7/1k
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.6
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
98.1%
Very strong
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
53 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
52 of 53 (98.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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54 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 54 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 1,863 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The John Wallis Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1,731 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 1,559 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Highworth Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,543 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Norton Knatchbull SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,289 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The North School | Secondary | 1,270 | Good2017 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wye School | Secondary | 575 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Furley Park Primary Academy | Primary | 535 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Willesborough Junior School | Primary | 480 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Beaver Green Primary School | Primary | 474 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ashford Oaks Community Primary School | Primary | 443 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The John Wesley Church of England Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 434 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lady Joanna Thornhill Endowed Primary School | Primary | 424 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School | Primary | 423 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Chart Primary School | Primary | 422 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Repton Manor Primary School | Primary | 421 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 417 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Godinton Primary School | Primary | 416 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
East Stour Primary School | Primary | 410 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Finberry Primary School | Primary | 395 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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