United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Cherwell
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~152k · 67 state-funded schools
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How Cherwell ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,742/yr
High
Better than 61% of UK LAs
House price
£360,000
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,289/mo
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,583/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Crime
63.6/1k
Low
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.4
Low
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Schools
93.8%
Mid
Better than 57% 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
65 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
61 of 65 (93.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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67 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 67 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Warriner School | Secondary | 1,527 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Cooper School | Secondary | 1,228 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bicester School | Secondary | 1,198 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Oxfordshire Academy | Secondary | 1,023 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 908 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Gosford Hill School | Secondary | 848 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wykham Park | Secondary | 832 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heyford Park School | Secondary | 655 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitelands Academy | Secondary | 575 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School | Primary | 562 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hill View Primary School | Primary | 503 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dashwood Banbury Academy | Primary | 466 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hanwell Fields Community School | Primary | 456 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Queensway School | Primary | 434 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King's Meadow Primary School | Primary | 434 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Orchard Fields Community School | Primary | 422 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Langford Village Community Primary School | Primary | 422 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harriers Banbury Academy | Primary | 421 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School | Primary | 420 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bure Park Primary School | Primary | 402 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
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.