Schools in Reach

Rotherham school finances

15 of 124 schools in Rotherham were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.8m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
15
Combined deficits
£1.8m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£34.5m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 8 of 41 schools (19.5%)2018-192019-20: 9 of 36 schools (25.0%)2019-202020-21: 5 of 31 schools (16.1%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 28 schools (10.7%)2021-222022-23: 1 of 27 schools (3.7%)2022-232023-24: 3 of 25 schools (12.0%)2023-242024-25: 3 of 22 schools (13.6%)2024-252025-26: 4 of 20 schools (20.0%)2025-2620.0%

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 12 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£412k
-27%
—
-35%
In deficit
-£387k
-5%
—
+16%
In deficit
-£284k
-5%
—
-18%
In deficit
-£174k
-11%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£146k
-13%
—
-20%
In deficit
-£138k
-11%
—
-15%
In deficit
-£77k
-7%
—
-17%
In deficit
-£68k
-6%
—
-19%
In deficit
-£43k
-2%
—
+11%
In deficit
-£42k
-4%
—
-38%
In deficit
-£30k
-2%
—
-15%
In deficit
-£17k
-0%
1
-6%
In deficit
-£8k
-1%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
—
+7%
Heading for deficit
£8k
0%
2
-6%
Heading for deficit
£27k
2%
4
-22%
Heading for deficit
£36k
3%
5
+4%
Heading for deficit
£36k
2%
2
-6%
Heading for deficit
£184k
16%
7
-6%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+4%
Tight
£2k
0%
—
-44%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
-1%
Tight
£4k
0%
2
+2%
Tight
£6k
1%
—
-7%
Tight
£15k
1%
—
-8%
Tight
£21k
2%
—
+3%
Tight
£22k
2%
—
+6%
Tight
£24k
1%
2
-4%
Tight
£24k
1%
—
-7%
Tight
£24k
1%
—
+5%
Tight
£27k
2%
—
-28%
Tight
£30k
3%
—
-29%
Tight
£39k
3%
—
+3%
Tight
£81k
3%
1
-10%

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