Schools in Reach

Portsmouth school finances

4 of 61 schools in Portsmouth were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.3m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
4
Combined deficits
£1.3m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£21.5m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 0 of 22 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 21 schools (9.5%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 20 schools (5.0%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 18 schools (5.6%)2021-222022-23: 1 of 18 schools (5.6%)2022-232023-24: 1 of 18 schools (5.6%)2023-242024-25: 1 of 17 schools (5.9%)2024-252025-26: 2 of 17 schools (11.8%)2025-2611.8%

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
-£1.2m
-14%
1
+38%
In deficit
-£72k
-3%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£26k
-2%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£2k
-0%
5
-30%
Heading for deficit
£333k
10%
3
-23%
Tight
£15k
2%
—
—
Tight
£18k
2%
—
—
Tight
£26k
1%
1
+3%
Tight
£51k
1%
—
+12%
Tight
£96k
2%
—
+0%
Healthy
£91k
7%
2
-9%
Healthy
£101k
6%
—
+6%
Healthy
£105k
7%
—
-31%
Healthy
£115k
5%
—
+29%
Healthy
£123k
3%
—
+82%
Healthy
£141k
6%
1
-6%
Healthy
£143k
7%
—
-3%
Healthy
£144k
7%
1
-1%
Healthy
£151k
7%
—
-3%
Healthy
£168k
6%
—
+1%
Healthy
£176k
5%
—
-6%
Healthy
£191k
7%
—
-2%
Healthy
£210k
7%
—
-3%
Healthy
£212k
7%
—
-0%
Healthy
£226k
6%
—
+6%
Healthy
£253k
7%
—
+61%
Healthy
£272k
5%
—
+16%
Healthy
£275k
6%
—
-9%
Healthy
£383k
4%
—
+57%
Healthy
£476k
4%
—
+74%
Healthy
£532k
7%
—
+30%
Large reserves
£137k
11%
—
-9%
Large reserves
£161k
11%
1
-6%
Large reserves
£213k
15%
—
-1%
Large reserves
£223k
13%
2
-1%

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