United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~98k · 58 state-funded schools
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How Staffordshire Moorlands ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,045/yr
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
House price
£225,000
Affordable
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Rent
£718/mo
Most affordable
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,338/yr
Cheap
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
55.6/1k
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.0
Low
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Schools
91.4%
Weak
Worse than 63% 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
58 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
53 of 58 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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58 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 58 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Painsley Catholic College | Secondary | 1,318 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Blythe Bridge High School Grade inherited from previous URN 124396 | Secondary | 1,035 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Biddulph High School | Secondary | 770 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westwood College | Secondary | 770 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Moorside High School | Secondary | 765 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Endon High School | Secondary | 701 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Edward's Church of England Academy | Secondary | 695 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Werrington Primary School | Primary | 467 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Churnet View Middle School | Secondary | 436 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Woodhouse Academy | Secondary | 419 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Cheadle Academy | Secondary | 398 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
James Bateman Middle School | Secondary | 373 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cheadle Primary School | Primary | 344 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Knypersley First School | Primary | 272 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Westwood First School | Primary | 267 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Leek High School | Secondary | 253 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
All Saints CofE First School | Primary | 241 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Forsbrook CofE Controlled Primary School | Primary | 215 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Giles' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 214 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Luke's CofE Academy Endon | Primary | 211 | Good2023 | — | 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.