Schools in Reach

Sheffield school finances

25 of 178 schools in Sheffield were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £7.5m. 19 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
25
Combined deficits
£7.5m
Heading for deficit
19
Reserves held by the rest
£62.5m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 12 of 91 schools (13.2%)2018-192019-20: 13 of 82 schools (15.9%)2019-202020-21: 10 of 78 schools (12.8%)2020-212021-22: 8 of 75 schools (10.7%)2021-222022-23: 10 of 74 schools (13.5%)2022-232023-24: 12 of 69 schools (17.4%)2023-242024-25: 13 of 64 schools (20.3%)2024-252025-26: 14 of 58 schools (24.1%)2025-2624.1%

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:

And 9 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£2.1m
-77%
5
-26%
In deficit
-£1.9m
-23%
5
+46%
In deficit
-£668k
-50%
2
-13%
In deficit
-£374k
-27%
4
+19%
In deficit
-£238k
-34%
2
+0%
In deficit
-£228k
-15%
2
+3%
In deficit
-£223k
-3%
2
+58%
In deficit
-£213k
-13%
4
-7%
In deficit
-£210k
-23%
4
-1%
In deficit
-£198k
-5%
4
-13%
In deficit
-£189k
-8%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£150k
-6%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£117k
-9%
2
-18%
In deficit
-£109k
-8%
5
-3%
In deficit
-£88k
-4%
2
-2%
In deficit
-£87k
-4%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£80k
-6%
—
+9%
In deficit
-£73k
-3%
1
+27%
In deficit
-£67k
-2%
4
-1%
In deficit
-£64k
-5%
2
-7%
In deficit
-£63k
-5%
—
+45%
In deficit
-£60k
-3%
3
-27%
In deficit
-£34k
-2%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£13k
-1%
2
-25%
In deficit
-£8k
-1%
—
+2%
Heading for deficit
£3k
0%
5
-15%
Heading for deficit
£11k
0%
3
+6%
Heading for deficit
£14k
1%
3
-1%
Heading for deficit
£55k
2%
3
-2%
Heading for deficit
£59k
4%
2
-9%
Heading for deficit
£60k
2%
2
+27%
Heading for deficit
£60k
3%
4
-7%
Heading for deficit
£75k
4%
3
+7%
Heading for deficit
£85k
4%
4
+31%

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