Schools in Reach

Cambridgeshire school finances

56 of 270 schools in Cambridgeshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £9.0m. 15 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
56
Combined deficits
£9.0m
Heading for deficit
15
Reserves held by the rest
£54.5m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 4 of 139 schools (2.9%)2018-192019-20: 8 of 132 schools (6.1%)2019-202020-21: 6 of 130 schools (4.6%)2020-212021-22: 12 of 128 schools (9.4%)2021-222022-23: 14 of 127 schools (11.0%)2022-232023-24: 29 of 125 schools (23.2%)2023-242024-25: 37 of 122 schools (30.3%)2024-252025-26: 38 of 122 schools (31.1%)2025-2631.1%

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 8 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.7m
-24%
5
+29%
In deficit
-£640k
-12%
3
+35%
In deficit
-£568k
-44%
5
-5%
In deficit
-£525k
-4%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£364k
-13%
—
-19%
In deficit
-£330k
-8%
5
-6%
In deficit
-£291k
-25%
8
-8%
In deficit
-£269k
-26%
—
-11%
In deficit
-£247k
-16%
1
-19%
In deficit
-£246k
-7%
4
-10%
In deficit
-£236k
-8%
2
-22%
In deficit
-£224k
-9%
3
-37%
In deficit
-£186k
-9%
4
-27%
In deficit
-£183k
-23%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£172k
-23%
—
-44%
In deficit
-£170k
-6%
—
+20%
In deficit
-£162k
-8%
—
+16%
In deficit
-£155k
-12%
6
-5%
In deficit
-£154k
-15%
2
-2%
In deficit
-£153k
-6%
2
-2%
In deficit
-£149k
-14%
4
-24%
In deficit
-£123k
-9%
6
-19%
In deficit
-£109k
-8%
1
-14%
In deficit
-£109k
-8%
8
-22%
In deficit
-£106k
-15%
7
-30%
In deficit
-£99k
-1%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£96k
-7%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£94k
-8%
5
+15%
In deficit
-£88k
-6%
3
-2%
In deficit
-£85k
-12%
5
-41%
In deficit
-£84k
-7%
3
+74%
In deficit
-£74k
-3%
2
+17%
In deficit
-£72k
-5%
6
-6%
In deficit
-£70k
-5%
5
-7%

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