Schools in Reach

Luton school finances

9 of 70 schools in Luton were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.6m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
9
Combined deficits
£2.6m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£33.4m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 5 of 50 schools (10.0%)2018-192019-20: 4 of 49 schools (8.2%)2019-202020-21: 6 of 48 schools (12.5%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 47 schools (8.5%)2021-222022-23: 5 of 46 schools (10.9%)2022-232023-24: 6 of 45 schools (13.3%)2023-242024-25: 4 of 43 schools (9.3%)2024-252025-26: 6 of 41 schools (14.6%)2025-2614.6%

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
-£728k
-17%
3
+0%
In deficit
-£668k
-18%
3
-22%
In deficit
-£474k
-10%
2
-14%
In deficit
-£416k
-17%
1
+102%
In deficit
-£154k
-7%
1
+1%
In deficit
-£62k
-2%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£43k
-1%
2
+151%
In deficit
-£9k
-0%
—
-13%
In deficit
-£4k
-0%
8
+51%
Heading for deficit
£2k
0%
5
+3%
Heading for deficit
£149k
7%
3
+0%
Heading for deficit
£151k
7%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£205k
3%
3
+20%
Heading for deficit
£211k
5%
2
-14%
Tight
£42k
1%
1
-3%
Tight
£135k
2%
—
-5%
Tight
£141k
2%
1
+7%
Healthy
£57k
4%
1
+1%
Healthy
£76k
7%
1
-5%
Healthy
£76k
3%
4
-1%
Healthy
£108k
3%
—
+5%
Healthy
£113k
5%
1
-0%
Healthy
£115k
5%
—
-13%
Healthy
£124k
4%
2
-8%
Healthy
£135k
6%
—
+2%
Healthy
£187k
6%
—
-7%
Healthy
£218k
8%
—
+18%
Healthy
£233k
7%
—
-9%
Healthy
£429k
8%
—
+3%
Healthy
£614k
5%
—
+2%
Large reserves
£259k
21%
—
-50%
Large reserves
£273k
8%
2
+5%
Large reserves
£296k
9%
3
-17%
Large reserves
£315k
15%
—
+4%
Large reserves
£364k
9%
1
+0%

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