Schools in Reach

Suffolk school finances

31 of 319 schools in Suffolk were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.1m. 26 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
31
Combined deficits
£2.1m
Heading for deficit
26
Reserves held by the rest
£77.5m

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

0%2%4%6%2018-19: 9 of 122 schools (7.4%)2018-192019-20: 5 of 113 schools (4.4%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 107 schools (2.8%)2020-212021-22: 5 of 100 schools (5.0%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 98 schools (4.1%)2022-232023-24: 4 of 93 schools (4.3%)2023-242024-25: 7 of 88 schools (8.0%)2024-252025-26: 5 of 74 schools (6.8%)2025-266.8%

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 21 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£481k
-4%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£201k
-4%
—
+56%
In deficit
-£138k
-8%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£126k
-7%
—
+66%
In deficit
-£103k
-2%
—
+21%
In deficit
-£88k
-12%
4
-2%
In deficit
-£86k
-2%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£84k
-6%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£76k
-6%
4
-15%
In deficit
-£67k
-2%
—
+27%
In deficit
-£60k
-4%
4
-29%
In deficit
-£56k
-2%
3
-0%
In deficit
-£51k
-3%
—
-36%
In deficit
-£50k
-6%
—
-18%
In deficit
-£48k
-4%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£44k
-3%
—
-32%
In deficit
-£44k
-6%
—
-12%
In deficit
-£44k
-6%
—
+35%
In deficit
-£43k
-3%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£35k
-4%
—
-31%
In deficit
-£34k
-6%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£32k
-1%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£30k
-5%
—
-18%
In deficit
-£29k
-5%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£29k
-2%
3
+1%
In deficit
-£20k
-2%
2
-28%
In deficit
-£13k
-2%
—
+22%
In deficit
-£9k
-2%
—
-66%
In deficit
-£9k
-2%
—
-49%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
1
+15%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
—
-16%
Heading for deficit
£164
0%
3
+8%
Heading for deficit
£2k
0%
2
-9%
Heading for deficit
£6k
0%
2
+19%

Not shown: Otley Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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