Schools in Reach

Halton school finances

13 of 66 schools in Halton were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £852k. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
13
Combined deficits
£852k
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£17.5m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 0 of 52 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 3 of 50 schools (6.0%)2019-202020-21: 2 of 49 schools (4.1%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 48 schools (2.1%)2021-222022-23: 5 of 48 schools (10.4%)2022-232023-24: 6 of 46 schools (13.0%)2023-242024-25: 9 of 44 schools (20.5%)2024-252025-26: 10 of 43 schools (23.3%)2025-2623.3%

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
-£164k
-11%
5
+16%
In deficit
-£132k
-7%
5
+6%
In deficit
-£107k
-7%
2
-20%
In deficit
-£96k
-12%
3
-46%
In deficit
-£76k
-5%
—
-11%
In deficit
-£64k
-5%
—
+36%
In deficit
-£59k
-4%
1
-20%
In deficit
-£38k
-3%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£32k
-4%
4
-20%
In deficit
-£26k
-2%
2
-13%
In deficit
-£25k
-1%
3
+7%
In deficit
-£18k
-4%
—
+25%
In deficit
-£14k
-2%
—
-30%
Heading for deficit
£12k
1%
3
-11%
Heading for deficit
£32k
2%
2
-1%
Heading for deficit
£41k
2%
4
-29%
Tight
£10k
1%
1
-1%
Tight
£15k
1%
1
-32%
Tight
£28k
1%
—
-16%
Tight
£33k
2%
—
+17%
Tight
£34k
2%
—
—
Tight
£39k
3%
2
+1%
Healthy
£45k
3%
—
-6%
Healthy
£57k
4%
1
-5%
Healthy
£77k
6%
2
+4%
Healthy
£82k
7%
—
-16%
Healthy
£87k
5%
—
-12%
Healthy
£108k
7%
—
+24%
Healthy
£110k
6%
—
-2%
Healthy
£143k
8%
—
-19%
Healthy
£184k
7%
—
-7%
Healthy
£201k
5%
—
+1%
Healthy
£510k
4%
2
-7%
Large reserves
£99k
18%
—
-15%

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