Schools in Reach

Worcestershire school finances

60 of 243 schools in Worcestershire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £11.7m. 12 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
60
Combined deficits
£11.7m
Heading for deficit
12
Reserves held by the rest
£51.9m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 31 of 134 schools (23.1%)2018-192019-20: 38 of 126 schools (30.2%)2019-202020-21: 32 of 120 schools (26.7%)2020-212021-22: 23 of 115 schools (20.0%)2021-222022-23: 30 of 111 schools (27.0%)2022-232023-24: 27 of 104 schools (26.0%)2023-242024-25: 30 of 99 schools (30.3%)2024-252025-26: 38 of 93 schools (40.9%)2025-2640.9%

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 23 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£3.0m
-39%
—
+43%
In deficit
-£1.1m
-66%
8
-9%
In deficit
-£536k
-39%
2
-14%
In deficit
-£531k
-25%
—
-16%
In deficit
-£382k
-4%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£371k
-28%
4
-27%
In deficit
-£335k
-53%
4
-21%
In deficit
-£332k
-22%
4
-16%
In deficit
-£305k
-27%
2
-40%
In deficit
-£292k
-27%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£251k
-8%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£243k
-12%
—
+32%
In deficit
-£231k
-9%
—
+136%
In deficit
-£205k
-4%
2
+6%
In deficit
-£200k
-26%
2
+61%
In deficit
-£192k
-5%
—
+34%
In deficit
-£181k
-27%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£161k
-6%
3
-14%
In deficit
-£159k
-8%
—
-33%
In deficit
-£148k
-9%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£148k
-13%
6
+0%
In deficit
-£145k
-7%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£139k
-2%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£139k
-5%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£126k
-10%
2
-1%
In deficit
-£120k
-3%
1
+2%
In deficit
-£112k
-15%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£109k
-12%
2
-5%
In deficit
-£107k
-5%
1
-16%
In deficit
-£101k
-4%
4
+15%
In deficit
-£92k
-1%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£89k
-7%
1
+45%
In deficit
-£86k
-4%
2
-26%
In deficit
-£78k
-9%
6
-16%

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