Schools in Reach

Milton Keynes school finances

21 of 112 schools in Milton Keynes were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £5.1m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
21
Combined deficits
£5.1m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£43.4m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 6 of 74 schools (8.1%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 70 schools (2.9%)2019-202020-21: 5 of 68 schools (7.4%)2020-212021-22: 5 of 67 schools (7.5%)2021-222022-23: 8 of 66 schools (12.1%)2022-232023-24: 9 of 65 schools (13.8%)2023-242024-25: 10 of 58 schools (17.2%)2024-252025-26: 13 of 57 schools (22.8%)2025-2622.8%

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
-£2.0m
-31%
—
+289%
In deficit
-£1.3m
-26%
1
+44%
In deficit
-£345k
-31%
5
-40%
In deficit
-£313k
-13%
—
-19%
In deficit
-£232k
-17%
—
+23%
In deficit
-£167k
-2%
3
+28%
In deficit
-£114k
-5%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£106k
-1%
1
+5%
In deficit
-£96k
-5%
2
+18%
In deficit
-£78k
-21%
2
+47%
In deficit
-£75k
-7%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£66k
-8%
—
+29%
In deficit
-£65k
-5%
—
-26%
In deficit
-£63k
-4%
3
+20%
In deficit
-£24k
-1%
1
-2%
In deficit
-£13k
-4%
—
-33%
In deficit
-£9k
-1%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£7k
-1%
2
-42%
In deficit
-£822
-0%
2
-9%
In deficit
-£495
-0%
—
-12%
In deficit
-£111
-0%
4
-12%
Heading for deficit
£5k
0%
2
-26%
Heading for deficit
£21k
3%
2
-51%
Heading for deficit
£52k
4%
2
+466%
Heading for deficit
£65k
10%
3
+8%
Heading for deficit
£167k
8%
3
-20%
Heading for deficit
£173k
5%
4
-20%
Tight
£31k
2%
—
-3%
Tight
£34k
2%
1
+1%
Tight
£44k
3%
—
-44%
Tight
£65k
3%
—
-13%
Healthy
£31k
3%
—
-30%
Healthy
£34k
3%
—
+71%
Healthy
£50k
7%
1
-42%
Healthy
£65k
4%
1
-32%

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