Schools in Reach

Staffordshire school finances

74 of 408 schools in Staffordshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £15.4m. 8 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
74
Combined deficits
£15.4m
Heading for deficit
8
Reserves held by the rest
£108.7m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 19 of 195 schools (9.7%)2018-192019-20: 22 of 157 schools (14.0%)2019-202020-21: 11 of 150 schools (7.3%)2020-212021-22: 12 of 138 schools (8.7%)2021-222022-23: 19 of 127 schools (15.0%)2022-232023-24: 23 of 120 schools (19.2%)2023-242024-25: 17 of 106 schools (16.0%)2024-252025-26: 15 of 94 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:

And 32 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.6m
-43%
5
-17%
In deficit
-£750k
-56%
8
-39%
In deficit
-£709k
-15%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£649k
-56%
3
-43%
In deficit
-£637k
-92%
8
-49%
In deficit
-£583k
-9%
—
+19%
In deficit
-£579k
-9%
—
+55%
In deficit
-£559k
-23%
1
+16%
In deficit
-£480k
-7%
—
+11%
In deficit
-£419k
-29%
8
-25%
In deficit
-£408k
-7%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£407k
-5%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£381k
-26%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£356k
-65%
6
-36%
In deficit
-£305k
-13%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£294k
-22%
5
-14%
In deficit
-£273k
-31%
—
-40%
In deficit
-£239k
-39%
5
-48%
In deficit
-£238k
-32%
2
+27%
In deficit
-£236k
-23%
—
-16%
In deficit
-£235k
-12%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£230k
-3%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£221k
-8%
2
-12%
In deficit
-£218k
-14%
5
-9%
In deficit
-£216k
-9%
2
-27%
In deficit
-£214k
-19%
6
-26%
In deficit
-£199k
-9%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£187k
-12%
4
-9%
In deficit
-£177k
-17%
—
+40%
In deficit
-£174k
-4%
—
+113%
In deficit
-£171k
-27%
4
-32%
In deficit
-£168k
-10%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£162k
-10%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£161k
-10%
—
-31%

Not shown: Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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