United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Wiltshire
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~504k · 235 state-funded schools
The signature
How Wiltshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,047/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£320,000
Expensive
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,056/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,572/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Crime
48.9/1k
Safest
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.4
Low
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Schools
88.0%
Concerning
Worse than 83% 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
234 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
206 of 234 (88%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
235 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 235 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St John's Marlborough | Secondary | 1,712 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy | Secondary | 1,688 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Hardenhuish School | Secondary | 1,559 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sheldon School | Secondary | 1,558 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Malmesbury School | Secondary | 1,465 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingdown School | Secondary | 1,403 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Corsham School | Secondary | 1,360 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Laurence School | Secondary | 1,359 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wyvern St Edmund's Academy | Secondary | 1,335 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The John of Gaunt School | Secondary | 1,252 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,188 | Outstanding2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
South Wilts Grammar SchoolGrammar | Secondary | 1,185 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Wellington Academy | Secondary | 1,155 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Melksham Oak Community School | Secondary | 1,134 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Clarendon Academy | Secondary | 1,103 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Stonehenge School | Secondary | 1,079 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Kingsbury Green Academy | Secondary | 1,059 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Devizes School | Secondary | 987 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Augustine's Catholic College | Secondary | 950 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bradon Forest School | Secondary | 931 | 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.