Schools in Reach

Lincolnshire school finances

30 of 359 schools in Lincolnshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £3.5m. 21 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
30
Combined deficits
£3.5m
Heading for deficit
21
Reserves held by the rest
£92.6m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 16 of 202 schools (7.9%)2018-192019-20: 15 of 185 schools (8.1%)2019-202020-21: 9 of 180 schools (5.0%)2020-212021-22: 6 of 176 schools (3.4%)2021-222022-23: 12 of 174 schools (6.9%)2022-232023-24: 14 of 170 schools (8.2%)2023-242024-25: 20 of 166 schools (12.0%)2024-252025-26: 16 of 161 schools (9.9%)2025-269.9%

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 30 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£584k
-7%
—
+36%
In deficit
-£411k
-5%
—
+12%
In deficit
-£368k
-6%
4
+12%
In deficit
-£308k
-11%
4
+7%
In deficit
-£251k
-5%
3
+39%
In deficit
-£245k
-31%
—
-38%
In deficit
-£228k
-3%
—
+32%
In deficit
-£176k
-19%
7
+9%
In deficit
-£163k
-4%
1
-30%
In deficit
-£137k
-13%
2
-20%
In deficit
-£91k
-2%
—
+0%
In deficit
-£81k
-8%
3
+5%
In deficit
-£75k
-3%
1
-6%
In deficit
-£70k
-1%
3
-1%
In deficit
-£62k
-4%
2
-35%
In deficit
-£45k
-4%
1
-11%
In deficit
-£38k
-3%
3
-4%
In deficit
-£38k
-10%
1
+7%
In deficit
-£36k
-8%
3
-47%
In deficit
-£30k
-4%
2
-5%
In deficit
-£25k
-1%
—
-18%
In deficit
-£22k
-3%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£9k
-1%
—
+17%
In deficit
-£8k
-0%
3
+10%
In deficit
-£7k
-1%
1
-8%
In deficit
-£5k
-1%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£4k
-1%
1
-11%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
3
-26%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£30
-0%
3
+16%
Heading for deficit
£5k
1%
2
-21%
Heading for deficit
£9k
1%
5
-27%
Heading for deficit
£9k
1%
3
-3%
Heading for deficit
£12k
1%
3
+8%

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