United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Wyre Forest
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~101k · 36 state-funded schools
The signature
How Wyre Forest ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,031/yr
Very low
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£260,000
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£849/mo
Affordable
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,512/yr
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
60.2/1k
Low
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.4
High
Worse than 65% 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
35 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
32 of 35 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
36 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 36 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King Charles I School | Secondary | 1,128 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1,100 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bewdley School | Secondary | 964 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wolverley CofE Secondary School | Secondary | 960 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Franche Primary School | Primary | 823 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Baxter College | Secondary | 779 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Holy Trinity School | Secondary | 739 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heronswood Primary School | Primary | 483 | Outstanding2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Burlish Park Primary School | Primary | 444 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Bewdley Primary School | Primary | 421 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School | Primary | 414 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Comberton Primary School | Primary | 390 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Offmore Primary School | Primary | 373 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wyre Forest School | Special | 372 | Good2019 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Stourport Primary Academy | Primary | 314 | Good2013 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St John's CofE Primary School | Primary | 255 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School | Primary | 251 | Good2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
St Anne's CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 246 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Sutton Park Primary School | Primary | 241 | Outstanding2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Cookley Sebright Primary School | Primary | 239 | Good2024 | — | 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.