United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Maldon
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~65k · 22 state-funded schools
The signature
How Maldon ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,661/yr
High
Better than 72% of UK LAs
House price
£385,000
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,151/mo
Expensive
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,328/yr
Cheap
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Crime
43.5/1k
Safest
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.2
Low
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Schools
95.2%
Strong
Better 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
21 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
20 of 21 (95.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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22 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 22 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plume School | Secondary | 1,786 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ormiston Rivers Academy | Secondary | 1,077 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wentworth Primary School | Primary | 440 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Great Totham Primary School | Primary | 429 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Burnham-on-Crouch Primary School | Primary | 420 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heybridge Primary School | Primary | 417 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 312 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 253 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Burnham-on-Crouch | Primary | 240 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Maylandsea Primary School | Primary | 230 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Purleigh Community Primary School | Primary | 206 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon | Primary | 197 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Maldon Primary School | Primary | 182 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tollesbury School | Primary | 163 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cold Norton Primary School | Primary | 157 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Christchurch Church of England Primary School | Primary | 122 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Cedd's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 118 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Limebrook Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 113 | — | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tolleshunt D'Arcy St Nicholas Primary Academy | Primary | 111 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodham Walter Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 102 | 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.