Schools in Reach

Derby school finances

25 of 106 schools in Derby were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £8.9m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
25
Combined deficits
£8.9m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£39.9m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 3 of 56 schools (5.4%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 40 schools (5.0%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 38 schools (7.9%)2020-212021-22: 2 of 36 schools (5.6%)2021-222022-23: 2 of 36 schools (5.6%)2022-232023-24: 3 of 36 schools (8.3%)2023-242024-25: 5 of 36 schools (13.9%)2024-252025-26: 6 of 33 schools (18.2%)2025-2618.2%

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
-£1.7m
-14%
—
+13%
In deficit
-£967k
-28%
5
+511%
In deficit
-£833k
-19%
1
-9%
In deficit
-£591k
-57%
4
-6%
In deficit
-£468k
-21%
1
-2%
In deficit
-£459k
-36%
4
-15%
In deficit
-£441k
-18%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£441k
-18%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£395k
-9%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£390k
-17%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£375k
-18%
2
-6%
In deficit
-£342k
-37%
—
+55%
In deficit
-£340k
-8%
1
+62%
In deficit
-£221k
-10%
1
-7%
In deficit
-£212k
-16%
—
-20%
In deficit
-£135k
-1%
—
+13%
In deficit
-£114k
-5%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£112k
-9%
4
-31%
In deficit
-£96k
-6%
5
+53%
In deficit
-£70k
-3%
4
-9%
In deficit
-£69k
-3%
2
+9%
In deficit
-£29k
-5%
—
+70%
In deficit
-£24k
-2%
—
-17%
In deficit
-£18k
-1%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£5k
-0%
5
-4%
Heading for deficit
£2k
0%
4
-7%
Heading for deficit
£73k
4%
5
-10%
Heading for deficit
£102k
1%
3
+40%
Heading for deficit
£151k
5%
4
-23%
Tight
£32k
2%
2
-77%
Tight
£34k
1%
1
+612%
Tight
£35k
2%
—
-15%
Tight
£38k
1%
—
+3%
Tight
£43k
3%
1
+327%
Tight
£52k
2%
—
+1%

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