Schools in Reach

Medway school finances

3 of 100 schools in Medway were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.3m. 2 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
3
Combined deficits
£1.3m
Heading for deficit
2
Reserves held by the rest
£32.3m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 2 of 29 schools (6.9%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 27 schools (7.4%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 27 schools (11.1%)2020-212021-22: 0 of 26 schools (0.0%)2021-222022-23: 2 of 25 schools (8.0%)2022-232023-24: 2 of 22 schools (9.1%)2023-242024-25: 1 of 19 schools (5.3%)2024-252025-26: 1 of 17 schools (5.9%)2025-265.9%

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 6 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£510k
-16%
—
+114%
In deficit
-£418k
-16%
—
-42%
In deficit
-£347k
-23%
4
+1%
Heading for deficit
£42k
2%
3
-3%
Heading for deficit
£91k
6%
5
-0%
Tight
£1k
0%
—
-4%
Tight
£1k
0%
—
+1%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
-19%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
-12%
Tight
£7k
0%
—
+297%
Tight
£18k
0%
—
+22%
Tight
£20k
1%
—
+15%
Tight
£21k
1%
—
-2%
Tight
£21k
2%
1
-7%
Tight
£21k
0%
—
-6%
Tight
£28k
2%
7
+35%
Tight
£49k
2%
—
+0%
Tight
£67k
3%
—
+1%
Healthy
£45k
3%
—
-4%
Healthy
£53k
4%
—
-2%
Healthy
£53k
4%
1
-1%
Healthy
£67k
4%
—
-0%
Healthy
£85k
7%
—
-13%
Healthy
£94k
7%
—
+4%
Healthy
£96k
5%
—
+3%
Healthy
£96k
6%
—
+783%
Healthy
£108k
6%
—
+56%
Healthy
£118k
8%
—
+104%
Healthy
£122k
3%
1
+45%
Healthy
£140k
6%
—
+5%
Healthy
£162k
6%
—
-1%
Healthy
£165k
6%
1
+21%
Healthy
£165k
7%
—
+71%
Healthy
£167k
6%
—
+77%
Healthy
£171k
4%
—
+7%

Not shown: Gordons Children's Academy, Infant, Hempstead Infant School, Horsted Junior School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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