Schools in Reach

Solihull school finances

9 of 82 schools in Solihull were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.2m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
9
Combined deficits
£1.2m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£44.5m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 1 of 55 schools (1.8%)2018-192019-20: 1 of 53 schools (1.9%)2019-202020-21: 2 of 51 schools (3.9%)2020-212021-22: 2 of 42 schools (4.8%)2021-222022-23: 1 of 37 schools (2.7%)2022-232023-24: 2 of 33 schools (6.1%)2023-242024-25: 2 of 28 schools (7.1%)2024-252025-26: 4 of 25 schools (16.0%)2025-2616.0%

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
-£697k
-7%
1
+2%
In deficit
-£234k
-17%
3
-21%
In deficit
-£98k
-5%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£45k
-3%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£43k
-3%
3
+3%
In deficit
-£23k
-1%
4
+21%
In deficit
-£7k
-1%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
6
-1%
In deficit
-£2k
-0%
1
-14%
Heading for deficit
£65k
3%
2
+15%
Heading for deficit
£105k
3%
2
-7%
Heading for deficit
£138k
3%
4
+28%
Heading for deficit
£176k
2%
3
+254%
Tight
£11k
1%
—
-28%
Tight
£14k
1%
—
-17%
Tight
£29k
2%
1
-2%
Tight
£52k
2%
—
-0%
Tight
£55k
3%
2
+2%
Tight
£78k
2%
—
-8%
Tight
£279k
3%
—
-10%
Tight
£400k
3%
—
+10%
Healthy
£51k
4%
—
-0%
Healthy
£56k
4%
—
+1%
Healthy
£62k
3%
—
+4%
Healthy
£68k
4%
—
+6%
Healthy
£93k
3%
—
-0%
Healthy
£111k
4%
4
-10%
Healthy
£116k
4%
—
+15%
Healthy
£123k
4%
—
-8%
Healthy
£126k
8%
1
+4%
Healthy
£139k
7%
—
+3%
Healthy
£223k
6%
—
+2%
Healthy
£291k
7%
—
+5%
Healthy
£294k
7%
—
-18%

Not shown: Forest Oak School, St Alphege Church of England Infant and Nursery School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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