Schools in Reach

Lancashire school finances

60 of 627 schools in Lancashire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £8.5m. 38 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
60
Combined deficits
£8.5m
Heading for deficit
38
Reserves held by the rest
£113.2m

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

0%2.5%5%7.5%2018-19: 34 of 578 schools (5.9%)2018-192019-20: 38 of 570 schools (6.7%)2019-202020-21: 25 of 566 schools (4.4%)2020-212021-22: 20 of 560 schools (3.6%)2021-222022-23: 42 of 543 schools (7.7%)2022-232023-24: 38 of 528 schools (7.2%)2023-242024-25: 44 of 510 schools (8.6%)2024-252025-26: 39 of 495 schools (7.9%)2025-267.9%

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 45 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.9m
-30%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£1.3m
-21%
—
+105%
In deficit
-£776k
-7%
4
+25%
In deficit
-£520k
-34%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£460k
-14%
—
+31%
In deficit
-£266k
-29%
4
-17%
In deficit
-£263k
-4%
2
-8%
In deficit
-£247k
-17%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£231k
-6%
2
+29%
In deficit
-£193k
-4%
—
+67%
In deficit
-£189k
-39%
4
-28%
In deficit
-£179k
-15%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£178k
-4%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£156k
-4%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£144k
-14%
—
-40%
In deficit
-£135k
-3%
3
+50%
In deficit
-£94k
-11%
—
-27%
In deficit
-£89k
-8%
6
+17%
In deficit
-£88k
-6%
4
-8%
In deficit
-£68k
-9%
2
-17%
In deficit
-£66k
-14%
2
-36%
In deficit
-£66k
-10%
1
+182%
In deficit
-£61k
-9%
5
-7%
In deficit
-£60k
-7%
3
+32%
In deficit
-£59k
-2%
—
+20%
In deficit
-£55k
-10%
2
-24%
In deficit
-£55k
-7%
2
+9%
In deficit
-£55k
-8%
1
-29%
In deficit
-£46k
-3%
2
+11%
In deficit
-£43k
-2%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£37k
-3%
4
+38%
In deficit
-£35k
-1%
—
+9%
In deficit
-£34k
-2%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£32k
-4%
1
-12%

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