Schools in Reach

Reading school finances

17 of 61 schools in Reading were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £4.1m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
17
Combined deficits
£4.1m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£25.7m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 8 of 36 schools (22.2%)2018-192019-20: 6 of 35 schools (17.1%)2019-202020-21: 7 of 34 schools (20.6%)2020-212021-22: 8 of 34 schools (23.5%)2021-222022-23: 12 of 34 schools (35.3%)2022-232023-24: 13 of 34 schools (38.2%)2023-242024-25: 15 of 34 schools (44.1%)2024-252025-26: 15 of 34 schools (44.1%)2025-2644.1%

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
-£719k
-30%
6
-27%
In deficit
-£563k
-18%
7
-21%
In deficit
-£470k
-18%
3
-7%
In deficit
-£418k
-53%
1
+44%
In deficit
-£371k
-23%
6
-23%
In deficit
-£323k
-14%
—
+30%
In deficit
-£293k
-20%
—
-25%
In deficit
-£196k
-8%
6
-7%
In deficit
-£130k
-12%
—
-55%
In deficit
-£128k
-5%
2
-6%
In deficit
-£102k
-21%
—
+32%
In deficit
-£99k
-6%
4
-10%
In deficit
-£88k
-4%
2
-36%
In deficit
-£88k
-3%
2
-19%
In deficit
-£80k
-6%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£44k
-3%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£10k
-0%
1
-20%
Heading for deficit
£43k
1%
2
-11%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+42%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
-8%
Tight
£27k
1%
—
-50%
Tight
£29k
1%
—
+48%
Tight
£46k
2%
1
-12%
Tight
£47k
3%
—
+547%
Tight
£49k
3%
—
-9%
Tight
£113k
3%
—
-0%
Healthy
£27k
4%
—
+1%
Healthy
£30k
3%
—
+16%
Healthy
£88k
4%
—
—
Healthy
£91k
4%
—
+91%
Healthy
£92k
4%
—
-1%
Healthy
£96k
3%
—
+0%
Healthy
£135k
3%
—
-11%
Healthy
£142k
5%
1
+1%
Healthy
£191k
7%
3
-9%

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