Schools in Reach

Blackpool school finances

5 of 43 schools in Blackpool were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £6.2m. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
5
Combined deficits
£6.2m
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£17.9m

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

0%1%2018-19: 0 of 17 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 0 of 17 schools (0.0%)2019-202020-21: 0 of 17 schools (0.0%)2020-212021-22: 0 of 17 schools (0.0%)2021-222022-23: 0 of 15 schools (0.0%)2022-232023-24: 0 of 15 schools (0.0%)2023-242024-25: 0 of 7 schools (0.0%)2024-252025-26: 0 of 6 schools (0.0%)2025-260.0%

Council-run schools only, so years compare like with like; academies report differently and are in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£5.7m
-94%
3
-19%
In deficit
-£205k
-3%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£167k
-13%
4
-5%
In deficit
-£103k
-3%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£6k
-0%
—
+100%
Heading for deficit
£23k
1%
2
+7%
Heading for deficit
£64k
2%
6
+2%
Heading for deficit
£134k
4%
3
-1%
Tight
£65k
2%
—
+5%
Tight
£138k
1%
—
-1%
Healthy
£52k
3%
—
+10%
Healthy
£125k
3%
—
-4%
Healthy
£190k
6%
—
-9%
Healthy
£491k
6%
—
-1%
Healthy
£726k
7%
—
+421%
Large reserves
£103k
8%
1
-4%
Large reserves
£145k
10%
—
+2%
Large reserves
£149k
10%
—
+2%
Large reserves
£175k
8%
—
+4%
Large reserves
£186k
11%
—
+7%
Large reserves
£215k
12%
—
+3%
Large reserves
£251k
8%
—
-15%
Large reserves
£295k
9%
—
+3%
Large reserves
£326k
18%
1
+0%
Large reserves
£337k
9%
—
-3%
Large reserves
£363k
10%
—
-34%
Large reserves
£404k
15%
—
-21%
Large reserves
£413k
11%
—
+10%
Large reserves
£432k
12%
—
-4%
Large reserves
£452k
12%
—
-10%
Large reserves
£465k
13%
1
-1%
Large reserves
£499k
27%
—
-1%
Large reserves
£509k
14%
—
+9%
Large reserves
£527k
14%
—
+55%

Not shown: The Blackpool Sixth Form College (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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