Schools in Reach

Sefton school finances

18 of 102 schools in Sefton were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £4.8m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
18
Combined deficits
£4.8m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£30.6m

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

0%2.5%5%7.5%2018-19: 2 of 84 schools (2.4%)2018-192019-20: 6 of 83 schools (7.2%)2019-202020-21: 5 of 83 schools (6.0%)2020-212021-22: 6 of 83 schools (7.2%)2021-222022-23: 3 of 80 schools (3.8%)2022-232023-24: 6 of 78 schools (7.7%)2023-242024-25: 5 of 62 schools (8.1%)2024-252025-26: 6 of 61 schools (9.8%)2025-269.8%

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
-£1.5m
-16%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£953k
-15%
—
+30%
In deficit
-£424k
-5%
2
-8%
In deficit
-£390k
-21%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£359k
-6%
—
-48%
In deficit
-£276k
-4%
2
+1%
In deficit
-£199k
-3%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£135k
-10%
2
-23%
In deficit
-£112k
-8%
5
-7%
In deficit
-£103k
-17%
5
-8%
In deficit
-£82k
-6%
3
-8%
In deficit
-£68k
-2%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£64k
-2%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£48k
-3%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£28k
-2%
—
-0%
In deficit
-£26k
-0%
—
+30%
In deficit
-£12k
-0%
—
+15%
In deficit
-£7k
-0%
—
-1%
Heading for deficit
£15k
1%
2
+5%
Heading for deficit
£92k
3%
4
+1%
Heading for deficit
£99k
6%
4
-4%
Heading for deficit
£154k
10%
3
-6%
Tight
£20k
2%
1
+13%
Tight
£38k
1%
—
+14%
Tight
£102k
3%
—
+4%
Tight
£187k
3%
—
+39%
Healthy
£48k
3%
—
+0%
Healthy
£51k
3%
—
-23%
Healthy
£64k
4%
—
+10%
Healthy
£65k
4%
1
+9%
Healthy
£77k
5%
1
-2%
Healthy
£99k
6%
1
-1%
Healthy
£114k
4%
—
-2%
Healthy
£130k
7%
—
-22%

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