Schools in Reach

Brighton and Hove school finances

22 of 62 schools in Brighton and Hove were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £6.6m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
22
Combined deficits
£6.6m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£7.9m

Share of Brighton and Hove's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%20%40%2018-19: 10 of 57 schools (17.5%)2018-192019-20: 9 of 57 schools (15.8%)2019-202020-21: 9 of 57 schools (15.8%)2020-212021-22: 12 of 56 schools (21.4%)2021-222022-23: 22 of 56 schools (39.3%)2022-232023-24: 28 of 55 schools (50.9%)2023-242024-25: 29 of 53 schools (54.7%)2024-252025-26: 21 of 52 schools (40.4%)2025-2640.4%

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:

And 2 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.8m
-20%
5
-38%
In deficit
-£1.6m
-8%
—
+16%
In deficit
-£535k
-12%
4
-34%
In deficit
-£332k
-22%
3
-32%
In deficit
-£331k
-22%
3
-3%
In deficit
-£299k
-23%
2
-25%
In deficit
-£262k
-11%
—
-19%
In deficit
-£238k
-6%
—
-0%
In deficit
-£219k
-8%
4
-1%
In deficit
-£160k
-9%
—
+49%
In deficit
-£151k
-2%
—
-12%
In deficit
-£148k
-4%
4
-12%
In deficit
-£144k
-4%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£80k
-5%
—
+4%
In deficit
-£73k
-4%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£62k
-2%
4
-34%
In deficit
-£52k
-2%
5
-27%
In deficit
-£46k
-3%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£16k
-1%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£9k
-1%
—
+13%
In deficit
-£7k
-0%
—
+10%
In deficit
-£6k
-0%
3
+3%
Heading for deficit
£11k
1%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£19k
0%
3
+3%
Heading for deficit
£167k
2%
4
-28%
Heading for deficit
£271k
2%
4
+7%
Tight
£830
0%
1
-3%
Tight
£3k
0%
—
+0%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
-17%
Tight
£6k
0%
—
-18%
Tight
£8k
0%
—
-4%
Tight
£16k
1%
—
-18%
Tight
£17k
1%
1
-0%
Tight
£24k
1%
—
+5%
Tight
£26k
2%
—
+0%

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