Schools in Reach

Buckinghamshire school finances

45 of 233 schools in Buckinghamshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £5.4m. 12 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
45
Combined deficits
£5.4m
Heading for deficit
12
Reserves held by the rest
£76.4m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 26 of 167 schools (15.6%)2018-192019-20: 35 of 163 schools (21.5%)2019-202020-21: 24 of 158 schools (15.2%)2020-212021-22: 18 of 151 schools (11.9%)2021-222022-23: 20 of 150 schools (13.3%)2022-232023-24: 23 of 143 schools (16.1%)2023-242024-25: 29 of 139 schools (20.9%)2024-252025-26: 37 of 139 schools (26.6%)2025-2626.6%

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 17 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£824k
-58%
—
+15%
In deficit
-£472k
-18%
5
-25%
In deficit
-£366k
-7%
5
+18%
In deficit
-£320k
-22%
2
-31%
In deficit
-£273k
-18%
2
+0%
In deficit
-£230k
-7%
4
-24%
In deficit
-£213k
-10%
4
-16%
In deficit
-£203k
-14%
4
-11%
In deficit
-£166k
-9%
2
-1%
In deficit
-£159k
-20%
4
-59%
In deficit
-£154k
-7%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£151k
-10%
—
+30%
In deficit
-£127k
-3%
3
-0%
In deficit
-£121k
-9%
1
-19%
In deficit
-£121k
-11%
4
-47%
In deficit
-£119k
-8%
5
-0%
In deficit
-£109k
-8%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£104k
-8%
2
-16%
In deficit
-£101k
-7%
7
-2%
In deficit
-£91k
-14%
3
-53%
In deficit
-£91k
-5%
4
-34%
In deficit
-£90k
-6%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£85k
-7%
1
-6%
In deficit
-£84k
-4%
2
+13%
In deficit
-£66k
-14%
3
-9%
In deficit
-£55k
-4%
2
+3%
In deficit
-£55k
-3%
1
+21%
In deficit
-£54k
-9%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£53k
-1%
—
+8%
In deficit
-£43k
-6%
2
-14%
In deficit
-£39k
-3%
1
+1%
In deficit
-£34k
-2%
—
+9%
In deficit
-£31k
-2%
2
-2%
In deficit
-£29k
-8%
2
-32%

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