United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Brighton and Hove
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~292k · 63 state-funded schools
The signature
How Brighton and Hove ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,806/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£415,000
Expensive
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,826/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,581/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Crime
101.8/1k
Highest
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Deprivation
20.8
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Schools
93.7%
Mid
Better than 56% 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
63 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
59 of 63 (93.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
63 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 63 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinal Newman Catholic School | Secondary | 2,625 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blatchington Mill School | Secondary | 1,635 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dorothy Stringer School | Secondary | 1,626 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Varndean School | Secondary | 1,497 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Patcham High School | Secondary | 1,099 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre | Secondary | 948 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 928 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's School | Secondary | 903 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brighton Aldridge Community Academy | Secondary | 813 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Longhill High School | Secondary | 723 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Balfour Primary School | Primary | 682 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Goldstone Primary School | Primary | 674 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hove Junior School | Primary | 673 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brunswick Primary School | Primary | 671 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 651 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Luke's Primary School | Primary | 625 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bilingual Primary School - Brighton & Hove | Primary | 598 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saltdean Primary School | Primary | 564 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
West Hove Infant School | Primary | 505 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Downs Junior School | Primary | 499 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.