United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Knowsley
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~152k · 60 state-funded schools
The signature
How Knowsley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,090/yr
Low
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
House price
£195,000
Most affordable
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£805/mo
Affordable
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,488/yr
Expensive
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Crime
81.5/1k
High
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Deprivation
43.0
Most deprived
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
Schools
91.5%
Weak
Worse than 62% 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
60 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
54 of 59 (91.5%) 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
60 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 60 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Halewood Academy | Secondary | 1,140 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Saints Catholic High School | Secondary | 1,110 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lord Derby Academy | Secondary | 1,078 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kirkby High School | Secondary | 1,027 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Prescot School | Secondary | 915 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy | Secondary | 757 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Plantation Primary School | Primary | 478 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) | Primary | 473 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary | 465 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Malvern Primary School | Primary | 464 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park Brow Community Primary School | Primary | 461 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Prescot Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 104425 | Primary | 446 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School | Primary | 425 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Knowsley Lane Primary School | Primary | 408 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School | Primary | 403 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 395 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School | Primary | 392 | Good2014 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whiston Willis Primary Academy | Primary | 391 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Park View Academy | Primary | 381 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 375 | Good2019 | — | 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.