Schools in Reach

Wolverhampton school finances

15 of 111 schools in Wolverhampton were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £3.4m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
15
Combined deficits
£3.4m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£74.5m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 5 of 53 schools (9.4%)2018-192019-20: 3 of 52 schools (5.8%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 51 schools (5.9%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 51 schools (7.8%)2021-222022-23: 3 of 50 schools (6.0%)2022-232023-24: 9 of 45 schools (20.0%)2023-242024-25: 7 of 40 schools (17.5%)2024-252025-26: 9 of 34 schools (26.5%)2025-2626.5%

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:

And 6 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.0m
-8%
3
+20%
In deficit
-£465k
-7%
—
+17%
In deficit
-£441k
-24%
5
-7%
In deficit
-£392k
-24%
6
-15%
In deficit
-£225k
-90%
8
-14%
In deficit
-£170k
-13%
5
-12%
In deficit
-£133k
-9%
5
-7%
In deficit
-£128k
-8%
5
-10%
In deficit
-£120k
-4%
—
+46%
In deficit
-£113k
-6%
3
-7%
In deficit
-£59k
-3%
—
+8%
In deficit
-£33k
-2%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£30k
-1%
1
+51%
In deficit
-£16k
-0%
1
-6%
In deficit
-£14k
-1%
2
-6%
Heading for deficit
£53k
2%
3
-1%
Heading for deficit
£71k
2%
3
-1%
Heading for deficit
£83k
4%
3
-17%
Heading for deficit
£85k
2%
3
+8%
Tight
£2k
0%
1
-20%
Tight
£19k
1%
—
-16%
Tight
£40k
2%
—
+4%
Tight
£49k
3%
—
+5%
Tight
£152k
3%
—
+11%
Tight
£276k
3%
—
+12%
Healthy
£45k
6%
—
—
Healthy
£45k
4%
2
+90%
Healthy
£83k
4%
—
-8%
Healthy
£84k
4%
—
-4%
Healthy
£87k
6%
—
-8%
Healthy
£93k
4%
—
-0%
Healthy
£106k
7%
1
+2%
Healthy
£133k
8%
—
-1%
Healthy
£138k
8%
—
-2%

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