Schools in Reach

Coventry school finances

7 of 118 schools in Coventry were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.6m. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
7
Combined deficits
£2.6m
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£55.2m

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

0%1%2%3%2018-19: 0 of 71 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 0 of 63 schools (0.0%)2019-202020-21: 0 of 63 schools (0.0%)2020-212021-22: 0 of 61 schools (0.0%)2021-222022-23: 1 of 60 schools (1.7%)2022-232023-24: 0 of 57 schools (0.0%)2023-242024-25: 1 of 56 schools (1.8%)2024-252025-26: 2 of 54 schools (3.7%)2025-263.7%

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 5 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£965k
-10%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£755k
-26%
2
+21%
In deficit
-£416k
-22%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£139k
-2%
—
+63%
In deficit
-£126k
-4%
2
+6%
In deficit
-£110k
-3%
1
+69%
In deficit
-£92k
-4%
3
-3%
Heading for deficit
£125k
3%
2
+9%
Heading for deficit
£160k
9%
3
-37%
Heading for deficit
£234k
7%
3
+28%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+190%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+42%
Tight
£8k
0%
—
+1%
Tight
£36k
2%
2
+6%
Tight
£105k
1%
—
+16%
Healthy
£76k
6%
—
-6%
Healthy
£79k
3%
—
-2%
Healthy
£81k
5%
—
-23%
Healthy
£82k
5%
—
+10%
Healthy
£84k
5%
—
-0%
Healthy
£99k
7%
—
+11%
Healthy
£107k
7%
—
+1%
Healthy
£108k
6%
—
+11%
Healthy
£109k
6%
—
-8%
Healthy
£111k
7%
—
+3%
Healthy
£114k
4%
1
-3%
Healthy
£117k
7%
1
+6%
Healthy
£132k
4%
2
-10%
Healthy
£142k
4%
1
+3%
Healthy
£147k
4%
2
+6%
Healthy
£156k
6%
—
+21%
Healthy
£159k
6%
—
+1%
Healthy
£162k
6%
2
+1%
Healthy
£169k
6%
—
-3%
Healthy
£170k
6%
6
-10%

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