United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
New Forest
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~180k · 67 state-funded schools
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How New Forest ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,111/yr
Low
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
House price
£380,000
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,234/mo
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,420/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
54.5/1k
Safest
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.0
Low
Better than 77% of UK LAs
Schools
98.5%
Very strong
Better than 90% 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
67 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
66 of 67 (98.5%) 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ringwood School Academy | Secondary | 1,626 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hounsdown School | Secondary | 1,281 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Priestlands School | Secondary | 1,236 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 1,098 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Noadswood School | Secondary | 1,043 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Arnewood School | Secondary | 900 | Inadequate2024Serious weaknesses | — | OfstedWebsite |
Testwood School | Secondary | 854 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Abbotswood Junior School | Primary | 639 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift New Forest | Secondary | 548 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Applemore College | Secondary | 525 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blackfield Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 435 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School | Primary | 385 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cadland Primary School | Primary | 372 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ringwood Junior School | Primary | 361 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Orchard Junior School | Primary | 354 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bransgore Church of England Primary School | Primary | 353 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
New Milton Junior School | Primary | 341 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School | Primary | 316 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Foxhills Junior School | Primary | 302 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bartley Church of England Junior School | Primary | 296 | Good2023 | — | 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.