United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Halton
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~130k · 66 state-funded schools
The signature
How Halton ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,286/yr
Very low
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
House price
£195,500
Most affordable
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Rent
£732/mo
Most affordable
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,367/yr
Cheap
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Crime
85.6/1k
High
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Deprivation
32.3
Most deprived
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Schools
90.6%
Weak
Worse than 69% 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
58 of 64 (90.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
66 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 66 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wade Deacon High School | Secondary | 1,618 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,302 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Heath School | Secondary | 1,185 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Grange School | Secondary | 1,173 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Chadwick Academy | Secondary | 921 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy | Secondary | 829 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sandymoor Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 599 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fairfield Primary School | Primary | 594 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lunts Heath Primary School | Primary | 416 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School | Primary | 415 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ditton Primary School | Primary | 370 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic and Church of England Academy | Secondary | 363 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bede's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 307 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oakfield Community Primary School | Primary | 307 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Berteline's CofE Primary School | Primary | 256 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Moorfield Primary School | Primary | 242 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 229 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 227 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Bede's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 226 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brookvale Primary School | Primary | 224 | Good2024 | — | 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.