United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~138k · 61 state-funded schools
The signature
How Vale of White Horse ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,025/yr
High
Better than 74% of UK LAs
House price
£402,500
Expensive
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,332/mo
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,577/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Crime
46.3/1k
Safest
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Deprivation
8.4
Least deprived
Better than 97% of UK LAs
Schools
94.8%
Strong
Better than 66% 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
60 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
55 of 58 (94.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
The map
61 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 61 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King Alfred's | Secondary | 1,763 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Faringdon Community College | Secondary | 1,436 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Matthew Arnold School | Secondary | 1,250 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
John Mason School | Secondary | 995 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Larkmead School | Secondary | 940 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Fitzharrys School | Secondary | 844 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Millbrook Primary School | Primary | 486 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Aureus School | Secondary | 485 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Didcot Primary Academy | Primary | 456 | Outstanding2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Charlton Primary School | Primary | 450 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dunmore Primary School | Primary | 431 | Good2022 | OfstedWebsite | |
Rush Common School | Primary | 429 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Swithun's CofE Primary School | Primary | 427 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wantage Church of England Primary School | Primary | 405 | Good2015 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon | Primary | 404 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Caldecott Primary School | Primary | 386 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Folly View Primary | Primary | 355 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Watchfield Primary School | Primary | 346 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chilton County Primary School | Primary | 309 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Elms Primary School | Primary | 304 | Good2025 | — | 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.