Schools in Reach

St. Helens school finances

15 of 69 schools in St. Helens were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.2m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
15
Combined deficits
£1.2m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£21.6m

Share of St. Helens's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%10%20%2018-19: 1 of 60 schools (1.7%)2018-192019-20: 4 of 60 schools (6.7%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 59 schools (1.7%)2020-212021-22: 0 of 58 schools (0.0%)2021-222022-23: 2 of 57 schools (3.5%)2022-232023-24: 3 of 54 schools (5.6%)2023-242024-25: 6 of 50 schools (12.0%)2024-252025-26: 12 of 49 schools (24.5%)2025-2624.5%

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
-£240k
-9%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£180k
-11%
4
-0%
In deficit
-£159k
-6%
3
-50%
In deficit
-£144k
-7%
4
-24%
In deficit
-£71k
-4%
4
-10%
In deficit
-£67k
-4%
1
-16%
In deficit
-£67k
-3%
1
-9%
In deficit
-£65k
-4%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£55k
-4%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£44k
-6%
3
-27%
In deficit
-£37k
-3%
1
-20%
In deficit
-£17k
-1%
4
-15%
In deficit
-£14k
-1%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£12k
-1%
3
-36%
In deficit
-£988
-0%
1
-6%
Heading for deficit
£10k
1%
4
-7%
Heading for deficit
£15k
1%
3
+8%
Heading for deficit
£37k
2%
5
-3%
Heading for deficit
£51k
1%
3
-1%
Tight
£3k
0%
1
-13%
Tight
£18k
1%
1
+26%
Tight
£23k
1%
—
+11%
Tight
£29k
2%
1
-11%
Tight
£35k
2%
—
-2%
Tight
£43k
3%
—
-6%
Tight
£126k
2%
—
-6%
Tight
£304k
2%
—
+22%
Healthy
£54k
3%
2
-5%
Healthy
£65k
5%
—
-5%
Healthy
£67k
5%
—
-2%
Healthy
£70k
4%
—
-15%
Healthy
£77k
3%
1
-6%
Healthy
£77k
4%
—
-2%
Healthy
£102k
6%
—
+0%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for St. Helens · St. Helens admissions and catchments