Schools in Reach

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole school finances

14 of 97 schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £4.7m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
14
Combined deficits
£4.7m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£37.8m

Share of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%10%20%2018-19: 1 of 16 schools (6.2%)2018-192019-20: 1 of 17 schools (5.9%)2019-202020-21: 2 of 17 schools (11.8%)2020-212021-22: 2 of 17 schools (11.8%)2021-222022-23: 2 of 16 schools (12.5%)2022-232023-24: 2 of 16 schools (12.5%)2023-242024-25: 3 of 14 schools (21.4%)2024-252025-26: 3 of 14 schools (21.4%)2025-2621.4%

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
-£2.7m
-15%
4
+36%
In deficit
-£888k
-22%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£293k
-17%
3
-44%
In deficit
-£227k
-2%
7
+6%
In deficit
-£201k
-15%
—
+29%
In deficit
-£141k
-5%
1
-4%
In deficit
-£110k
-6%
—
-19%
In deficit
-£49k
-2%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£49k
-1%
—
+16%
In deficit
-£41k
-1%
—
+378%
In deficit
-£31k
-2%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£18k
-1%
—
-12%
In deficit
-£18k
-1%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£4k
-0%
—
-3%
Heading for deficit
£44k
2%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£78k
2%
2
+5%
Heading for deficit
£304k
4%
2
+10%
Heading for deficit
£444k
24%
2
+0%
Heading for deficit
£624k
14%
5
+40%
Heading for deficit
£810k
11%
7
+9%
Tight
£20k
1%
1
-12%
Tight
£21k
1%
—
-26%
Tight
£23k
1%
—
-29%
Tight
£31k
2%
1
-5%
Tight
£41k
2%
—
-6%
Tight
£41k
2%
—
-6%
Tight
£42k
2%
—
-2%
Tight
£46k
1%
—
+1%
Tight
£52k
2%
—
-12%
Tight
£52k
2%
—
-3%
Tight
£66k
2%
1
-13%
Tight
£77k
2%
—
+1%
Tight
£78k
2%
—
+1%
Tight
£89k
2%
—
-1%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole admissions and catchments