Schools in Reach

Leeds school finances

77 of 279 schools in Leeds were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £14.3m. 28 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
77
Combined deficits
£14.3m
Heading for deficit
28
Reserves held by the rest
£92.7m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 26 of 201 schools (12.9%)2018-192019-20: 22 of 183 schools (12.0%)2019-202020-21: 13 of 180 schools (7.2%)2020-212021-22: 19 of 176 schools (10.8%)2021-222022-23: 35 of 173 schools (20.2%)2022-232023-24: 34 of 168 schools (20.2%)2023-242024-25: 48 of 162 schools (29.6%)2024-252025-26: 60 of 155 schools (38.7%)2025-2638.7%

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 27 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.0m
-35%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£579k
-23%
4
-5%
In deficit
-£473k
-6%
5
+32%
In deficit
-£440k
-17%
2
+11%
In deficit
-£411k
-20%
7
+1%
In deficit
-£397k
-21%
4
-22%
In deficit
-£347k
-37%
5
-82%
In deficit
-£326k
-14%
2
+0%
In deficit
-£325k
-3%
—
+8%
In deficit
-£322k
-8%
4
+4%
In deficit
-£309k
-22%
1
-31%
In deficit
-£307k
-24%
—
-16%
In deficit
-£303k
-16%
5
+9%
In deficit
-£301k
-3%
1
-2%
In deficit
-£301k
-3%
4
+0%
In deficit
-£297k
-4%
2
-30%
In deficit
-£295k
-2%
2
+96%
In deficit
-£293k
-10%
1
-8%
In deficit
-£291k
-8%
6
+19%
In deficit
-£276k
-8%
4
+10%
In deficit
-£270k
-3%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£253k
-16%
3
-14%
In deficit
-£252k
-8%
4
+1%
In deficit
-£242k
-18%
5
+17%
In deficit
-£238k
-3%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£235k
-33%
6
-15%
In deficit
-£230k
-7%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£226k
-7%
4
+17%
In deficit
-£213k
-8%
4
-29%
In deficit
-£211k
-13%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£203k
-20%
2
-47%
In deficit
-£200k
-15%
3
-3%
In deficit
-£199k
-30%
2
-27%
In deficit
-£183k
-5%
4
-5%

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