United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Test Valley
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~127k · 57 state-funded schools
The signature
How Test Valley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,356/yr
High
Better than 65% of UK LAs
House price
£365,000
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,203/mo
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,306/yr
Cheap
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Crime
52.4/1k
Safest
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.9
Least deprived
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Schools
85.7%
Concerning
Worse than 92% 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
57 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
48 of 56 (85.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
57 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 57 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Mountbatten School | Secondary | 1,458 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Romsey School | Secondary | 1,130 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Lift Winton | Secondary | 1,031 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Harrow Way Community School | Secondary | 998 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Hanson Community School | Secondary | 993 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Endeavour Primary School | Primary | 696 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Vigo Primary School | Primary | 605 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Halterworth Primary School | Primary | 441 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Knightwood Primary School | Primary | 405 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Portway Junior School | Primary | 384 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Francis Church of England Primary School | Primary | 379 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 375 | Requires Improvement2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Balksbury Junior School | Primary | 373 | Good2016 | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Baddesley Junior School | Primary | 346 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cupernham Junior School | Primary | 343 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 333 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Romsey Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 329 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Danebury School Grade inherited from previous URN 116426 | Secondary | 326 | Inadequate2022Special measures | — | OfstedWebsite |
North Baddesley Infant School | Primary | 305 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Portway Infant School | Primary | 270 | Outstanding2024 | — | 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.