Schools in Reach

Isle of Wight school finances

13 of 46 schools in Isle of Wight were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £3.4m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
13
Combined deficits
£3.4m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£10.7m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 9 of 39 schools (23.1%)2018-192019-20: 10 of 39 schools (25.6%)2019-202020-21: 5 of 39 schools (12.8%)2020-212021-22: 5 of 39 schools (12.8%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 39 schools (10.3%)2022-232023-24: 8 of 39 schools (20.5%)2023-242024-25: 10 of 37 schools (27.0%)2024-252025-26: 13 of 36 schools (36.1%)2025-2636.1%

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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.5m
-14%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£617k
-7%
1
-26%
In deficit
-£324k
-27%
3
+51%
In deficit
-£281k
-16%
5
-33%
In deficit
-£244k
-20%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£171k
-5%
1
+80%
In deficit
-£112k
-9%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£64k
-7%
—
-13%
In deficit
-£50k
-3%
1
+10%
In deficit
-£32k
-5%
1
+12%
In deficit
-£18k
-2%
2
-43%
In deficit
-£6k
-0%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£6k
-1%
1
-25%
Heading for deficit
£12k
1%
2
-31%
Tight
£2k
0%
—
+7%
Tight
£3k
0%
—
+6%
Tight
£27k
2%
1
+1%
Tight
£44k
2%
—
-33%
Healthy
£22k
3%
1
-68%
Healthy
£46k
3%
—
-24%
Healthy
£60k
4%
—
+8%
Healthy
£68k
5%
—
-0%
Healthy
£70k
6%
—
-7%
Healthy
£81k
5%
—
+83%
Healthy
£87k
5%
1
-2%
Healthy
£116k
4%
—
+24%
Healthy
£124k
4%
—
-11%
Healthy
£214k
7%
3
+40%
Large reserves
£96k
11%
1
-24%
Large reserves
£124k
9%
—
-6%
Large reserves
£125k
9%
—
+3%
Large reserves
£146k
10%
2
+4%
Large reserves
£199k
14%
—
-5%
Large reserves
£211k
8%
—
-12%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Isle of Wight · Isle of Wight admissions and catchments