United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Thanet
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~141k · 42 state-funded schools
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How Thanet ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,492/yr
Low
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
House price
£291,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£1,107/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,491/yr
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Crime
103.8/1k
Highest
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Deprivation
31.3
Most deprived
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Schools
97.6%
Very strong
Better than 85% 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
42 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
41 of 42 (97.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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42 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 42 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St George's Church of England Foundation School | Secondary | 1,616 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,388 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dane Court Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,227 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Charles Dickens School | Secondary | 1,113 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Royal Harbour Academy Grade inherited from previous URN 135826 | Secondary | 1,013 | Requires Improvement2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ursuline College | Secondary | 937 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cliftonville Primary School | Primary | 845 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hartsdown Academy | Secondary | 837 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
King Ethelbert School | Secondary | 794 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Garlinge Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 735 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Newington Community Primary School | Primary | 686 | Outstanding2017 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Upton Junior School | Primary | 516 | Outstanding2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Birchington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 442 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chilton Primary School | Primary | 418 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Palm Bay Primary School | Primary | 414 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Ramsgate Arts Primary School | Primary | 412 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bromstone Primary School, Broadstairs | Primary | 409 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 402 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 378 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Peter-in-Thanet CofE Junior School | Primary | 360 | Outstanding2023 | — | 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.