Schools in Reach

Salford school finances

7 of 98 schools in Salford were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.6m. 10 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
7
Combined deficits
£2.6m
Heading for deficit
10
Reserves held by the rest
£24.3m

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

0%2%4%6%2018-19: 3 of 77 schools (3.9%)2018-192019-20: 4 of 77 schools (5.2%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 75 schools (4.0%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 75 schools (4.0%)2021-222022-23: 5 of 74 schools (6.8%)2022-232023-24: 4 of 64 schools (6.2%)2023-242024-25: 2 of 63 schools (3.2%)2024-252025-26: 0 of 60 schools (0.0%)2025-260.0%

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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.3m
-34%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£303k
-10%
3
+1%
In deficit
-£277k
-20%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£258k
-13%
2
-38%
In deficit
-£243k
-7%
—
-33%
In deficit
-£196k
-12%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£90k
-3%
1
+80%
Heading for deficit
£8k
0%
5
-2%
Heading for deficit
£53k
2%
3
+5%
Heading for deficit
£63k
3%
4
+1%
Heading for deficit
£85k
2%
3
+20%
Heading for deficit
£115k
8%
3
-12%
Heading for deficit
£175k
10%
2
-18%
Heading for deficit
£202k
11%
4
-4%
Heading for deficit
£212k
11%
2
+19%
Heading for deficit
£231k
11%
4
-31%
Heading for deficit
£360k
4%
3
-1%
Tight
£10k
1%
1
-7%
Tight
£14k
1%
—
-9%
Tight
£33k
1%
—
-11%
Tight
£41k
2%
1
-0%
Tight
£42k
3%
—
-7%
Tight
£45k
3%
1
-1%
Tight
£105k
1%
—
-2%
Tight
£135k
2%
—
+30%
Healthy
£55k
4%
1
-20%
Healthy
£60k
4%
2
-9%
Healthy
£64k
4%
—
-3%
Healthy
£68k
4%
1
-0%
Healthy
£70k
4%
—
+100%
Healthy
£73k
5%
2
-0%
Healthy
£76k
5%
—
-15%
Healthy
£81k
5%
1
+2%
Healthy
£86k
4%
1
+9%

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