Schools in Reach

Bradford school finances

12 of 211 schools in Bradford were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.1m. 2 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
12
Combined deficits
£1.1m
Heading for deficit
2
Reserves held by the rest
£88.1m

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

0%2.5%5%7.5%2018-19: 5 of 103 schools (4.9%)2018-192019-20: 6 of 99 schools (6.1%)2019-202020-21: 2 of 85 schools (2.4%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 84 schools (3.6%)2021-222022-23: 7 of 75 schools (9.3%)2022-232023-24: 6 of 62 schools (9.7%)2023-242024-25: 4 of 59 schools (6.8%)2024-252025-26: 4 of 59 schools (6.8%)2025-266.8%

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:

And 13 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£432k
-6%
1
-22%
In deficit
-£161k
-8%
—
-30%
In deficit
-£120k
-14%
3
-36%
In deficit
-£84k
-5%
—
-18%
In deficit
-£59k
-7%
2
-6%
In deficit
-£53k
-4%
1
-10%
In deficit
-£40k
-2%
3
+1%
In deficit
-£40k
-3%
1
-27%
In deficit
-£33k
-1%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£24k
-1%
2
-20%
In deficit
-£19k
-1%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£6k
-0%
—
-1%
Heading for deficit
£7k
1%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£394k
3%
2
+1%
Tight
£1k
0%
—
-4%
Tight
£6k
0%
1
-3%
Tight
£8k
1%
2
+32%
Tight
£13k
0%
—
+6%
Tight
£19k
1%
—
-3%
Tight
£22k
1%
—
-12%
Tight
£23k
1%
—
-5%
Tight
£26k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£28k
1%
—
-5%
Tight
£28k
1%
—
-13%
Tight
£33k
2%
—
+29%
Tight
£33k
1%
1
+4%
Tight
£35k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£39k
3%
—
-9%
Tight
£57k
3%
1
-6%
Tight
£62k
2%
—
-5%
Tight
£63k
2%
1
-3%
Tight
£68k
2%
—
-2%
Tight
£73k
2%
—
-3%
Tight
£89k
3%
—
-12%
Tight
£117k
1%
—
-9%

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