Schools in Reach

Norfolk school finances

58 of 394 schools in Norfolk were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £5.1m. 12 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
58
Combined deficits
£5.1m
Heading for deficit
12
Reserves held by the rest
£73.7m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 6 of 177 schools (3.4%)2018-192019-20: 9 of 166 schools (5.4%)2019-202020-21: 5 of 160 schools (3.1%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 154 schools (2.6%)2021-222022-23: 11 of 149 schools (7.4%)2022-232023-24: 19 of 141 schools (13.5%)2023-242024-25: 19 of 134 schools (14.2%)2024-252025-26: 17 of 129 schools (13.2%)2025-2613.2%

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 30 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£927k
-8%
5
+18%
In deficit
-£645k
-17%
2
+13%
In deficit
-£421k
-30%
4
-14%
In deficit
-£360k
-16%
—
-16%
In deficit
-£281k
-4%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£211k
-25%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£206k
-4%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£191k
-4%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£134k
-3%
—
+41%
In deficit
-£127k
-1%
—
+0%
In deficit
-£125k
-14%
—
-49%
In deficit
-£125k
-15%
6
-4%
In deficit
-£120k
-1%
3
+45%
In deficit
-£101k
-9%
3
+11%
In deficit
-£73k
-5%
—
-15%
In deficit
-£72k
-4%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£61k
-4%
—
+9%
In deficit
-£59k
-5%
5
-1%
In deficit
-£57k
-4%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£57k
-2%
2
+1%
In deficit
-£55k
-4%
2
-26%
In deficit
-£55k
-1%
—
+64%
In deficit
-£48k
-6%
—
-27%
In deficit
-£47k
-5%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£44k
-4%
—
-16%
In deficit
-£43k
-4%
2
+47%
In deficit
-£40k
-2%
4
-11%
In deficit
-£39k
-2%
4
+33%
In deficit
-£32k
-6%
—
+49%
In deficit
-£26k
-1%
1
-10%
In deficit
-£25k
-4%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£25k
-1%
3
-1%
In deficit
-£22k
-1%
4
-19%
In deficit
-£21k
-1%
—
-9%

Not shown: Bacton Primary School, Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Bure Valley School, Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School, Hainford VC Primary School, Hapton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hindringham Church of England Primary School, Horning Community Primary School, John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School, Loddon Junior School and 14 others (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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