United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Oxford
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~152k · 50 state-funded schools
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How Oxford ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,020/yr
High
Better than 73% of UK LAs
House price
£450,000
Very expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,952/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,678/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Crime
97.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.7
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Schools
94.0%
Mid
Better than 59% 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
50 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
47 of 50 (94%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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50 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 50 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Cherwell School | Secondary | 2,008 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cheney School | Secondary | 1,704 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Oxford Spires Academy | Secondary | 1,306 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Oxford Academy | Secondary | 1,113 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Swan School | Secondary | 952 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Greyfriars Catholic School | Secondary | 670 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Windmill Primary School | Primary | 628 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pegasus School | Primary | 479 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School | Primary | 469 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Larkrise Primary School | Primary | 430 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wood Farm Primary School | Primary | 400 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School | Primary | 398 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 394 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Henry Newman Academy | Primary | 394 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford | Primary | 393 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford | Primary | 393 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School | Primary | 346 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wolvercote Primary School | Primary | 331 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 325 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Tyndale Community School | Primary | 317 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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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.