Schools in Reach

Leicestershire school finances

79 of 287 schools in Leicestershire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £18.5m. 11 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
79
Combined deficits
£18.5m
Heading for deficit
11
Reserves held by the rest
£78.9m

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

0%20%40%60%2018-19: 9 of 95 schools (9.5%)2018-192019-20: 14 of 90 schools (15.6%)2019-202020-21: 8 of 90 schools (8.9%)2020-212021-22: 16 of 89 schools (18.0%)2021-222022-23: 17 of 81 schools (21.0%)2022-232023-24: 31 of 79 schools (39.2%)2023-242024-25: 40 of 74 schools (54.1%)2024-252025-26: 47 of 70 schools (67.1%)2025-2667.1%

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 23 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£2.2m
-112%
—
+30%
In deficit
-£974k
-24%
4
-13%
In deficit
-£880k
-15%
3
+8%
In deficit
-£879k
-40%
8
+54%
In deficit
-£757k
-63%
5
-18%
In deficit
-£731k
-25%
2
+32%
In deficit
-£716k
-48%
8
-12%
In deficit
-£531k
-53%
4
-8%
In deficit
-£520k
-18%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£489k
-45%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£486k
-22%
4
+13%
In deficit
-£476k
-29%
4
-29%
In deficit
-£377k
-7%
5
+26%
In deficit
-£353k
-18%
6
-2%
In deficit
-£319k
-44%
7
-30%
In deficit
-£307k
-21%
5
-4%
In deficit
-£302k
-14%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£289k
-37%
—
-47%
In deficit
-£281k
-10%
7
+13%
In deficit
-£279k
-8%
3
+23%
In deficit
-£266k
-24%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£254k
-9%
—
+33%
In deficit
-£251k
-57%
5
-19%
In deficit
-£245k
-38%
6
-24%
In deficit
-£235k
-46%
3
-63%
In deficit
-£220k
-4%
—
+22%
In deficit
-£212k
-12%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£202k
-16%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£198k
-54%
5
-43%
In deficit
-£195k
-16%
1
-4%
In deficit
-£185k
-3%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£182k
-8%
5
-18%
In deficit
-£179k
-9%
—
-25%
In deficit
-£159k
-30%
3
-25%

Not shown: Greenstone Primary School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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