Schools in Reach

Bracknell Forest school finances

10 of 37 schools in Bracknell Forest were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.6m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
10
Combined deficits
£1.6m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£9.7m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 5 of 27 schools (18.5%)2018-192019-20: 7 of 27 schools (25.9%)2019-202020-21: 6 of 27 schools (22.2%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 26 schools (15.4%)2021-222022-23: 6 of 24 schools (25.0%)2022-232023-24: 7 of 21 schools (33.3%)2023-242024-25: 11 of 19 schools (57.9%)2024-252025-26: 7 of 17 schools (41.2%)2025-2641.2%

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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£375k
-28%
2
-3%
In deficit
-£289k
-3%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£242k
-9%
2
-5%
In deficit
-£217k
-16%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£215k
-7%
4
-27%
In deficit
-£80k
-5%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£78k
-3%
1
+157%
In deficit
-£30k
-1%
1
+1%
In deficit
-£26k
-1%
1
+4%
In deficit
-£17k
-0%
3
-7%
Heading for deficit
£84k
2%
2
-6%
Tight
£1k
0%
—
+7%
Tight
£4k
0%
1
-16%
Tight
£11k
0%
—
+0%
Tight
£43k
3%
—
-6%
Tight
£46k
2%
—
+3%
Healthy
£47k
3%
—
-23%
Healthy
£51k
3%
—
-2%
Healthy
£76k
5%
—
-0%
Healthy
£92k
8%
—
-0%
Healthy
£127k
6%
—
-31%
Healthy
£185k
7%
—
-7%
Healthy
£232k
8%
2
-10%
Healthy
£376k
4%
—
+12%
Healthy
£393k
3%
—
+5%
Healthy
£454k
3%
—
-9%
Large reserves
£128k
10%
—
+0%
Large reserves
£169k
12%
—
+3%
Large reserves
£318k
11%
—
-2%
Large reserves
£339k
22%
—
+318%
Large reserves
£348k
12%
—
-18%
Large reserves
£478k
11%
—
+124%
Large reserves
£531k
14%
—
+10%
Large reserves
£756k
9%
—
+21%

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