Schools in Reach

Stoke-on-Trent school finances

13 of 93 schools in Stoke-on-Trent were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.0m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
13
Combined deficits
£1.0m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£25.9m

Share of Stoke-on-Trent's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%10%20%2018-19: 3 of 25 schools (12.0%)2018-192019-20: 3 of 19 schools (15.8%)2019-202020-21: 4 of 14 schools (28.6%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 14 schools (7.1%)2021-222022-23: 0 of 13 schools (0.0%)2022-232023-24: 1 of 10 schools (10.0%)2023-242024-25: 1 of 9 schools (11.1%)2024-252025-26: 1 of 8 schools (12.5%)2025-2612.5%

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
-£225k
-6%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£191k
-11%
2
-11%
In deficit
-£152k
-5%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£112k
-5%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£107k
-10%
3
-29%
In deficit
-£57k
-7%
2
-49%
In deficit
-£56k
-9%
3
-6%
In deficit
-£47k
-2%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£42k
-3%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£34k
-2%
4
-6%
In deficit
-£18k
-2%
—
—
In deficit
-£4k
-0%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
—
+1%
Heading for deficit
£126k
3%
4
-1%
Tight
£15k
0%
—
+2%
Tight
£31k
2%
—
-23%
Tight
£33k
0%
—
+17%
Tight
£47k
1%
2
-2%
Tight
£59k
1%
—
+53%
Tight
£79k
3%
—
+9%
Tight
£130k
1%
—
-3%
Healthy
£61k
4%
—
-6%
Healthy
£61k
4%
—
-8%
Healthy
£62k
4%
1
+0%
Healthy
£62k
4%
—
-2%
Healthy
£65k
4%
—
-15%
Healthy
£69k
5%
—
+4%
Healthy
£71k
4%
—
+4%
Healthy
£79k
5%
—
-0%
Healthy
£80k
5%
—
-1%
Healthy
£82k
6%
—
-1%
Healthy
£82k
5%
—
+0%
Healthy
£88k
6%
—
-6%
Healthy
£89k
5%
—
-17%
Healthy
£109k
4%
1
-11%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Stoke-on-Trent · Stoke-on-Trent admissions and catchments