Schools in Reach

Westmorland and Furness school finances

56 of 147 schools in Westmorland and Furness were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £11.6m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
56
Combined deficits
£11.6m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£15.4m

Share of Westmorland and Furness's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%20%40%2018-19: 19 of 120 schools (15.8%)2018-192019-20: 29 of 120 schools (24.2%)2019-202020-21: 14 of 120 schools (11.7%)2020-212021-22: 16 of 115 schools (13.9%)2021-222022-23: 22 of 108 schools (20.4%)2022-232023-24: 32 of 105 schools (30.5%)2023-242024-25: 38 of 103 schools (36.9%)2024-252025-26: 46 of 103 schools (44.7%)2025-2644.7%

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 5 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£2.0m
-19%
4
-5%
In deficit
-£983k
-75%
4
-8%
In deficit
-£848k
-20%
1
+0%
In deficit
-£812k
-13%
—
-13%
In deficit
-£556k
-26%
4
-20%
In deficit
-£447k
-51%
7
-34%
In deficit
-£370k
-10%
—
+41%
In deficit
-£369k
-9%
1
+6%
In deficit
-£329k
-19%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£311k
-25%
3
+10%
In deficit
-£310k
-13%
3
-38%
In deficit
-£293k
-4%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£292k
-40%
4
-34%
In deficit
-£275k
-18%
3
-4%
In deficit
-£255k
-12%
5
-14%
In deficit
-£223k
-30%
4
-8%
In deficit
-£196k
-29%
5
-43%
In deficit
-£190k
-21%
8
-34%
In deficit
-£186k
-12%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£179k
-3%
—
+94%
In deficit
-£170k
-18%
2
-29%
In deficit
-£167k
-16%
5
-23%
In deficit
-£155k
-9%
1
+22%
In deficit
-£154k
-18%
2
-41%
In deficit
-£134k
-18%
4
-4%
In deficit
-£130k
-7%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£125k
-10%
3
+1%
In deficit
-£121k
-15%
2
+37%
In deficit
-£117k
-6%
4
-25%
In deficit
-£96k
-6%
1
+8%
In deficit
-£89k
-8%
4
-10%
In deficit
-£87k
-11%
3
+6%
In deficit
-£76k
-7%
5
+18%
In deficit
-£63k
-15%
2
-25%
In deficit
-£52k
-2%
1
+44%

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