No, we’re not lion….
In 2014, Knowsley’s Centre for Learning Collectively achieved the lowest results nationally and in 2017 it became the first local authority in the UK to stop offering A-Level Education.
39. Manchester
Home to two of the biggest football teams, Manchester can also boast THREE universities. Wowza.
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But surprisingly, only about 25% of people there have successfully completed a university degree or equivalent.
38. Middlesbrough
Middlesborough is next up at number 38 and is a large industrial town. Located in North Yorkshire, it is currently the most deprived area of the country.
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Another University town, with the largest population in North East England, this Geordie town’s unemployment levels are amongst the worst in Britain.
37. Blackburn
Fitted on the north of the West Pennine Moors, Blackburn is a former mill town and a boomtown of the Industrial Revolution.
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