Schools in Reach

Shropshire school finances

19 of 151 schools in Shropshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.1m. 8 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
19
Combined deficits
£2.1m
Heading for deficit
8
Reserves held by the rest
£25.1m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 6 of 92 schools (6.5%)2018-192019-20: 6 of 88 schools (6.8%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 87 schools (3.4%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 85 schools (4.7%)2021-222022-23: 5 of 85 schools (5.9%)2022-232023-24: 8 of 82 schools (9.8%)2023-242024-25: 9 of 66 schools (13.6%)2024-252025-26: 7 of 54 schools (13.0%)2025-2613.0%

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 4 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£414k
-6%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£392k
-8%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£373k
-8%
—
+10%
In deficit
-£220k
-30%
—
+32%
In deficit
-£141k
-6%
1
+17%
In deficit
-£128k
-17%
—
-11%
In deficit
-£90k
-6%
2
-14%
In deficit
-£89k
-2%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£88k
-12%
—
+24%
In deficit
-£37k
-5%
1
-2%
In deficit
-£37k
-2%
—
-0%
In deficit
-£30k
-4%
—
+18%
In deficit
-£28k
-3%
2
-18%
In deficit
-£24k
-2%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£11k
-1%
1
-12%
In deficit
-£4k
-1%
3
-6%
In deficit
-£4k
-1%
—
-32%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£737
-0%
—
-2%
Heading for deficit
£15k
3%
2
-11%
Heading for deficit
£20k
1%
2
+7%
Heading for deficit
£29k
4%
2
-2%
Heading for deficit
£35k
4%
2
+42%
Heading for deficit
£42k
11%
2
-45%
Heading for deficit
£77k
7%
2
-17%
Heading for deficit
£85k
4%
4
-0%
Heading for deficit
£160k
4%
3
-21%
Tight
£175
0%
1
-16%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
+147%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
+4%
Tight
£4k
0%
1
-10%
Tight
£8k
0%
—
+8%
Tight
£10k
1%
—
-13%
Tight
£12k
1%
—
+19%

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