United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
South Ribble
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~111k · 53 state-funded schools
The signature
How South Ribble ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,840/yr
Low
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
House price
£218,000
Affordable
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Rent
£787/mo
Affordable
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,443/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
55.7/1k
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.3
Low
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Schools
88.7%
Concerning
Worse than 80% 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
53 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
47 of 53 (88.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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53 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 53 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balshaw's Church of England High School | Secondary | 933 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Hallows Catholic High School | Secondary | 910 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hutton Church of England Grammar School | Secondary | 823 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 817 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Penwortham Girls' High School | Secondary | 800 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lostock Hall Academy | Secondary | 773 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School | Secondary | 760 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Penwortham Priory Academy | Secondary | 744 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walton-Le-Dale High School Grade inherited from previous URN 119743 | Secondary | 734 | Requires Improvement2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Academy@Worden | Secondary | 618 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wellfield Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 119723 | Secondary | 524 | Requires Improvement2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Walton-le-Dale Community Primary School | Primary | 444 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lostock Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 428 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Whitefield Primary School | Primary | 349 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Our Lady and St Gerard's Roman Catholic Primary School, Lostock Hall | Primary | 345 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lever House Primary School | Primary | 305 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 279 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Mary's and St Benedict's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 267 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leyland Methodist Junior School Grade inherited from previous URN 119400 | Primary | 262 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Longton | Primary | 250 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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