United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Lancaster
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~148k · 66 state-funded schools
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How Lancaster ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,708/yr
Very low
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
House price
£200,000
Most affordable
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Rent
£802/mo
Affordable
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,503/yr
Expensive
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Crime
73.2/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
24.2
High
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Schools
87.9%
Concerning
Worse than 83% 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
66 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
58 of 66 (87.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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66 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 66 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy | Secondary | 1,733 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,290 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Morecambe Bay Academy | Secondary | 1,019 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Our Lady's Catholic College | Secondary | 999 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 997 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bay Leadership Academy | Secondary | 724 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Carnforth High School | Secondary | 685 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Moorside Primary School | Primary | 592 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lancaster High School | Secondary | 591 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lancaster Road Primary School | Primary | 519 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School | Primary | 518 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 478 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School | Primary | 440 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School | Primary | 410 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Wood Primary School | Primary | 410 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School | Primary | 387 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lancaster Ryelands Primary School | Primary | 386 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | Primary | 334 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School | Primary | 314 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School | Primary | 296 | 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.