Schools in Reach

Walsall school finances

9 of 118 schools in Walsall were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.0m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
9
Combined deficits
£1.0m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£46.9m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 5 of 85 schools (5.9%)2018-192019-20: 4 of 85 schools (4.7%)2019-202020-21: 4 of 84 schools (4.8%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 78 schools (3.8%)2021-222022-23: 5 of 78 schools (6.4%)2022-232023-24: 4 of 74 schools (5.4%)2023-242024-25: 5 of 71 schools (7.0%)2024-252025-26: 6 of 50 schools (12.0%)2025-2612.0%

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
-£356k
-21%
2
-33%
In deficit
-£304k
-20%
1
-63%
In deficit
-£137k
-5%
—
+271%
In deficit
-£126k
-5%
2
+20%
In deficit
-£26k
-1%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£22k
-0%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£21k
-0%
2
+5%
In deficit
-£11k
-1%
1
-18%
In deficit
-£9k
-1%
—
-3%
Heading for deficit
£2k
0%
3
-4%
Heading for deficit
£8k
1%
3
+6%
Heading for deficit
£21k
1%
2
-1%
Heading for deficit
£22k
1%
4
-1%
Heading for deficit
£28k
2%
2
-5%
Heading for deficit
£121k
2%
4
+84%
Tight
£9k
0%
—
+7%
Tight
£9k
1%
2
+0%
Tight
£27k
1%
1
-27%
Tight
£32k
2%
1
-27%
Tight
£34k
2%
—
-12%
Tight
£36k
2%
—
-12%
Tight
£38k
2%
—
-4%
Tight
£47k
2%
1
-2%
Tight
£52k
2%
1
-2%
Tight
£70k
2%
1
+29%
Tight
£71k
2%
—
-6%
Tight
£78k
3%
5
-1%
Tight
£82k
3%
1
-5%
Tight
£205k
2%
—
+7%
Healthy
£51k
3%
—
+5%
Healthy
£52k
3%
1
-6%
Healthy
£63k
4%
—
-10%
Healthy
£68k
5%
—
-8%
Healthy
£77k
5%
4
-4%
Healthy
£95k
5%
—
-1%

Not shown: Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School, Lane Head Nursery School, Short Heath Junior School, Valley Nursery School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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