Schools in Reach

Birmingham school finances

70 of 441 schools in Birmingham were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £21.7m. 11 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
70
Combined deficits
£21.7m
Heading for deficit
11
Reserves held by the rest
£255.6m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 45 of 245 schools (18.4%)2018-192019-20: 36 of 232 schools (15.5%)2019-202020-21: 25 of 229 schools (10.9%)2020-212021-22: 25 of 217 schools (11.5%)2021-222022-23: 32 of 211 schools (15.2%)2022-232023-24: 35 of 208 schools (16.8%)2023-242024-25: 37 of 199 schools (18.6%)2024-252025-26: 44 of 185 schools (23.8%)2025-2623.8%

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 57 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.5m
-36%
5
-25%
In deficit
-£1.3m
-157%
—
-48%
In deficit
-£1.3m
-9%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£880k
-63%
2
-18%
In deficit
-£879k
-29%
1
+44%
In deficit
-£773k
-26%
5
+9%
In deficit
-£733k
-35%
8
-55%
In deficit
-£724k
-9%
—
+0%
In deficit
-£703k
-39%
8
-18%
In deficit
-£698k
-12%
2
+22%
In deficit
-£663k
-36%
1
-15%
In deficit
-£564k
-9%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£550k
-74%
1
-47%
In deficit
-£479k
-19%
2
-5%
In deficit
-£471k
-8%
2
+61%
In deficit
-£461k
-24%
—
-44%
In deficit
-£431k
-14%
5
-1%
In deficit
-£409k
-6%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£363k
-15%
5
+1%
In deficit
-£360k
-26%
1
-4%
In deficit
-£358k
-21%
4
-28%
In deficit
-£354k
-28%
4
-47%
In deficit
-£331k
-9%
—
+19%
In deficit
-£327k
-11%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£322k
-10%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£319k
-37%
1
-20%
In deficit
-£317k
-13%
4
-16%
In deficit
-£307k
-9%
—
+44%
In deficit
-£296k
-12%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£291k
-9%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£276k
-5%
3
-14%
In deficit
-£276k
-19%
1
-18%
In deficit
-£247k
-11%
4
-18%
In deficit
-£244k
-26%
1
-46%
In deficit
-£244k
-8%
—
-9%

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