School and council deficits in England
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| Council | Council-run schools in deficit | Council-run deficits 2023-24 | Council-run deficits 2024-25 | Council-run deficits 2025-26 | Academies in deficit 2024-25 | Academy deficits 2022-23 | Academy deficits 2023-24 | Academy deficits 2024-25 | High-needs (DSG) balance | DfE programme |
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4.1% (5 of 123) | £749k £368 per pupil | £479k £322 per pupil | £296k £338 per pupil | 21.6% (27 of 125) | £3.1m £1,039 per pupil | £5.1m £1,070 per pupil | £7.0m £1,168 per pupil | -£36.1m -£513 per pupil | Delivering better value | |
3.7% (2 of 54) | £0 | £104k £207 per pupil | £218k £249 per pupil | 8.1% (5 of 62) | £1.3m £550 per pupil | £1.5m £416 per pupil | £2.4m £898 per pupil | +£15.9m +£263 per pupil | — | |
32.5% (13 of 40) | £1.5m £510 per pupil | £3.2m £863 per pupil | £3.9m £1,182 per pupil | 16.3% (14 of 86) | £2.5m £725 per pupil | £3.0m £735 per pupil | £4.4m £801 per pupil | -£57.6m -£1,017 per pupil | Safety valve | |
33.1% (41 of 124) | £5.5m £943 per pupil | £8.9m £1,306 per pupil | £13.4m £1,397 per pupil | 11.8% (4 of 34) | £761k £424 per pupil | £324k £675 per pupil | £111k £65 per pupil | -£25.0m -£679 per pupil | Delivering better value | |
0.0% (0 of 5) | £0 | — | — | 15.8% (6 of 38) | £1.1m £1,447 per pupil | £1.4m £538 per pupil | £1.6m £774 per pupil | -£86k -£5 per pupil | Safety valve | |
18.2% (6 of 33) | £391k £871 per pupil | £725k £734 per pupil | £672k £497 per pupil | 27.1% (19 of 70) | £697k £429 per pupil | £2.5m £912 per pupil | £8.2m £1,033 per pupil | -£23.3m -£507 per pupil | — | |
20.3% (48 of 237) | £2.0m £304 per pupil | £2.7m £306 per pupil | £3.4m £321 per pupil | 20.5% (34 of 166) | £2.6m £353 per pupil | £3.4m £438 per pupil | £7.2m £797 per pupil | -£93.0m -£879 per pupil | — | |
19.8% (17 of 86) | £1.3m £483 per pupil | £2.0m £396 per pupil | £2.5m £469 per pupil | 12.3% (29 of 236) | £2.8m £597 per pupil | £2.6m £992 per pupil | £3.8m £591 per pupil | -£176.5m -£1,817 per pupil | Safety valve | |
37.0% (10 of 27) | £573k £390 per pupil | £937k £641 per pupil | £1.4m £934 per pupil | 4.0% (4 of 99) | £377k £209 per pupil | £271k £165 per pupil | £186k £111 per pupil | -£50.9m -£1,066 per pupil | Delivering better value | |
13.3% (6 of 45) | £924k £1,304 per pupil | £806k £479 per pupil | £349k £451 per pupil | 21.8% (24 of 110) | £462k £1,055 per pupil | £533k £295 per pupil | £1.0m £115 per pupil | -£148.8m -£3,189 per pupil | Safety valve | |
43.5% (20 of 46) | £1.2m £415 per pupil | £2.3m £573 per pupil | £4.3m £765 per pupil | 5.3% (3 of 57) | £631k £433 per pupil | £170k £160 per pupil | £936k £580 per pupil | -£50.5m -£1,016 per pupil | Delivering better value | |
23.4% (15 of 64) | £3.0m £634 per pupil | £4.9m £599 per pupil | £5.7m £703 per pupil | 11.8% (2 of 17) | £480k £627 per pupil | £477k £264 per pupil | £610k £743 per pupil | -£18.1m -£341 per pupil | — | |
30.4% (31 of 102) | £4.0m £876 per pupil | £6.7m £962 per pupil | £8.9m £1,334 per pupil | 8.9% (4 of 45) | £448k £277 per pupil | £586k £510 per pupil | £546k £302 per pupil | -£54.6m -£1,246 per pupil | Delivering better value | |
7.1% (6 of 84) | £74k £102 per pupil | £116k £117 per pupil | £165k £128 per pupil | 8.5% (7 of 82) | £6.1m £2,058 per pupil | £6.7m £2,682 per pupil | £8.1m £2,464 per pupil | -£19.8m -£302 per pupil | — | |
26.5% (13 of 49) | £5.9m £846 per pupil | £6.4m £1,017 per pupil | £5.6m £994 per pupil | 21.4% (9 of 42) | £273k £123 per pupil | £422k £140 per pupil | £4.8m £805 per pupil | -£20.8m -£384 per pupil | Delivering better value |