Schools in Reach

Oldham school finances

13 of 108 schools in Oldham were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £939k. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
13
Combined deficits
£939k
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£33.9m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 2 of 68 schools (2.9%)2018-192019-20: 9 of 66 schools (13.6%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 66 schools (4.5%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 65 schools (6.2%)2021-222022-23: 7 of 64 schools (10.9%)2022-232023-24: 7 of 59 schools (11.9%)2023-242024-25: 7 of 51 schools (13.7%)2024-252025-26: 8 of 43 schools (18.6%)2025-2618.6%

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
-£248k
-18%
4
-23%
In deficit
-£111k
-5%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£107k
-7%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£99k
-5%
4
-1%
In deficit
-£66k
-4%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£60k
-2%
4
+2%
In deficit
-£54k
-2%
5
-0%
In deficit
-£50k
-4%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£41k
-1%
1
-12%
In deficit
-£40k
-1%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£33k
-3%
—
-25%
In deficit
-£21k
-3%
—
-51%
In deficit
-£10k
-1%
1
+15%
Heading for deficit
£16
0%
2
-10%
Heading for deficit
£4k
0%
3
-6%
Heading for deficit
£40k
2%
3
-0%
Heading for deficit
£52k
2%
4
-2%
Heading for deficit
£70k
7%
2
-38%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+3%
Tight
£370
0%
—
-8%
Tight
£1k
0%
1
-4%
Tight
£6k
0%
—
+11%
Tight
£12k
1%
—
-5%
Tight
£16k
1%
—
-1%
Tight
£18k
1%
1
+1%
Tight
£21k
2%
1
+1%
Tight
£23k
1%
—
-2%
Tight
£31k
2%
—
-6%
Tight
£40k
1%
—
-1%
Tight
£41k
1%
—
-2%
Tight
£43k
3%
2
-16%
Tight
£89k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£198k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£227k
1%
—
+87%

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