Schools in Reach

Manchester school finances

10 of 188 schools in Manchester were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.8m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
10
Combined deficits
£1.8m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£81.4m

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

0%2%4%2018-19: 6 of 114 schools (5.3%)2018-192019-20: 4 of 112 schools (3.6%)2019-202020-21: 4 of 111 schools (3.6%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 109 schools (2.8%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 107 schools (3.7%)2022-232023-24: 5 of 104 schools (4.8%)2023-242024-25: 3 of 98 schools (3.1%)2024-252025-26: 3 of 90 schools (3.3%)2025-263.3%

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 2 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£534k
-23%
1
-50%
In deficit
-£463k
-6%
2
-0%
In deficit
-£198k
-4%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£139k
-2%
3
-50%
In deficit
-£117k
-4%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£112k
-8%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£108k
-7%
—
-16%
In deficit
-£93k
-6%
—
-42%
In deficit
-£2k
-0%
1
+9%
In deficit
-£682
-0%
1
—
Heading for deficit
£391
0%
3
-9%
Heading for deficit
£35k
2%
2
-12%
Heading for deficit
£45k
2%
4
-13%
Heading for deficit
£50k
3%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£93k
6%
3
-20%
Heading for deficit
£118k
4%
5
+0%
Tight
£602
0%
1
-13%
Tight
£1k
0%
1
-4%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
+87%
Tight
£15k
0%
—
-5%
Tight
£19k
1%
1
-50%
Tight
£31k
2%
—
+3%
Tight
£35k
1%
1
-13%
Tight
£38k
1%
1
-21%
Tight
£47k
3%
1
+5%
Tight
£47k
3%
2
+1%
Tight
£51k
2%
1
-13%
Tight
£64k
2%
1
+0%
Tight
£70k
2%
—
-7%
Tight
£74k
2%
2
+0%
Tight
£79k
2%
1
+93%
Tight
£81k
2%
—
-9%
Tight
£86k
3%
1
-1%
Tight
£193k
3%
2
+28%
Tight
£219k
3%
—
+2%

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