Schools in Reach

Leicester school finances

19 of 115 schools in Leicester were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £4.9m. 8 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
19
Combined deficits
£4.9m
Heading for deficit
8
Reserves held by the rest
£67.1m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 9 of 74 schools (12.2%)2018-192019-20: 9 of 67 schools (13.4%)2019-202020-21: 6 of 67 schools (9.0%)2020-212021-22: 6 of 63 schools (9.5%)2021-222022-23: 7 of 63 schools (11.1%)2022-232023-24: 10 of 59 schools (16.9%)2023-242024-25: 14 of 55 schools (25.5%)2024-252025-26: 14 of 52 schools (26.9%)2025-2626.9%

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 4 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.1m
-28%
—
+48%
In deficit
-£1.0m
-15%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£769k
-9%
2
+1%
In deficit
-£423k
-29%
—
+30%
In deficit
-£375k
-10%
—
+49%
In deficit
-£273k
-9%
4
+13%
In deficit
-£194k
-5%
—
+0%
In deficit
-£169k
-10%
1
+1%
In deficit
-£118k
-4%
2
-8%
In deficit
-£99k
-4%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£92k
-6%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£74k
-2%
5
-2%
In deficit
-£73k
-2%
5
-29%
In deficit
-£66k
-2%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£52k
-2%
—
-28%
In deficit
-£47k
-1%
3
-11%
In deficit
-£30k
-1%
3
+36%
In deficit
-£4k
-0%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£225
-0%
—
-4%
Heading for deficit
£48k
1%
4
-7%
Heading for deficit
£94k
4%
4
+1%
Heading for deficit
£112k
6%
4
-2%
Heading for deficit
£118k
5%
3
-4%
Heading for deficit
£153k
4%
2
-5%
Heading for deficit
£168k
4%
4
+4%
Heading for deficit
£177k
6%
4
-2%
Heading for deficit
£213k
19%
4
-7%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
-24%
Tight
£12k
1%
1
+50%
Tight
£38k
1%
2
-2%
Tight
£102k
2%
—
+3%
Tight
£110k
2%
—
+24%
Tight
£139k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£232k
3%
—
+22%
Healthy
£70k
5%
—
-18%

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