Schools in Reach

West Berkshire school finances

17 of 72 schools in West Berkshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £3.0m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
17
Combined deficits
£3.0m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£19.6m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 7 of 64 schools (10.9%)2018-192019-20: 8 of 63 schools (12.7%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 61 schools (4.9%)2020-212021-22: 6 of 61 schools (9.8%)2021-222022-23: 11 of 61 schools (18.0%)2022-232023-24: 11 of 60 schools (18.3%)2023-242024-25: 12 of 59 schools (20.3%)2024-252025-26: 15 of 57 schools (26.3%)2025-2626.3%

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 2 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.7m
-28%
—
+58%
In deficit
-£264k
-21%
3
+36%
In deficit
-£173k
-11%
—
+19%
In deficit
-£156k
-13%
3
+1%
In deficit
-£127k
-5%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£90k
-9%
7
-49%
In deficit
-£84k
-3%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£75k
-3%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£57k
-5%
2
-19%
In deficit
-£54k
-4%
—
+15%
In deficit
-£37k
-1%
3
+70%
In deficit
-£29k
-3%
2
-13%
In deficit
-£25k
-3%
3
-29%
In deficit
-£23k
-1%
1
+4%
In deficit
-£15k
-2%
1
-9%
In deficit
-£11k
-1%
—
+11%
In deficit
-£2k
-0%
—
-12%
Heading for deficit
£11k
1%
4
-15%
Heading for deficit
£35k
1%
2
+84%
Heading for deficit
£41k
1%
4
-8%
Heading for deficit
£51k
2%
4
+3%
Heading for deficit
£115k
6%
2
-51%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+27%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+1%
Tight
£377
0%
—
+18%
Tight
£7k
1%
1
-4%
Tight
£15k
1%
—
+8%
Tight
£20k
3%
—
-1%
Tight
£39k
1%
1
-5%
Tight
£51k
2%
—
-1%
Healthy
£22k
3%
1
+7%
Healthy
£34k
4%
—
+0%
Healthy
£35k
4%
—
+12%
Healthy
£41k
8%
1
-41%
Healthy
£43k
5%
—
-48%

Not shown: Calcot Infant School and Nursery, Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School, Garland Junior School, John Rankin Junior School, Mortimer St. John's C.E. Infant School, Parsons Down Infant School, St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School, The Ilsleys Primary School, Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School, Westwood Farm Junior School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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