Schools in Reach

Barnsley school finances

7 of 91 schools in Barnsley were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £185k. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
7
Combined deficits
£185k
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£29.9m

Share of Barnsley's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 2 of 42 schools (4.8%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 38 schools (5.3%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 36 schools (2.8%)2020-212021-22: 0 of 35 schools (0.0%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 35 schools (11.4%)2022-232023-24: 6 of 32 schools (18.8%)2023-242024-25: 5 of 30 schools (16.7%)2024-252025-26: 5 of 26 schools (19.2%)2025-2619.2%

Council-run schools only, so years compare like with like; academies report differently and are in the table below.

Back in the black

Schools that were in deficit in an earlier year and are now healthy:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£75k
-2%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£43k
-3%
1
-7%
In deficit
-£20k
-1%
3
-8%
In deficit
-£14k
-1%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£13k
-1%
5
-2%
In deficit
-£11k
-0%
4
-8%
In deficit
-£9k
-1%
5
-27%
Heading for deficit
£15k
2%
2
-48%
Heading for deficit
£28k
2%
2
-7%
Heading for deficit
£41k
2%
2
-8%
Heading for deficit
£50k
1%
2
-2%
Heading for deficit
£61k
2%
3
+3%
Tight
£2k
0%
2
-18%
Tight
£19k
1%
—
+4%
Tight
£23k
2%
—
-22%
Tight
£23k
2%
—
+15%
Tight
£27k
2%
—
-15%
Tight
£27k
2%
—
-6%
Tight
£28k
2%
—
-10%
Tight
£29k
2%
—
-3%
Tight
£30k
2%
1
-1%
Tight
£38k
2%
—
-3%
Tight
£59k
2%
2
+5%
Tight
£61k
3%
1
-1%
Healthy
£31k
3%
—
+4%
Healthy
£34k
5%
—
-36%
Healthy
£51k
4%
—
+2%
Healthy
£52k
6%
1
-10%
Healthy
£54k
4%
—
+0%
Healthy
£55k
4%
2
-12%
Healthy
£58k
5%
—
-12%
Healthy
£79k
6%
—
+11%
Healthy
£82k
5%
1
-2%
Healthy
£84k
7%
—
-6%
Healthy
£103k
5%
—
-4%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Barnsley · Barnsley admissions and catchments