Schools in Reach

Nottingham school finances

10 of 105 schools in Nottingham were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.1m. 8 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
10
Combined deficits
£2.1m
Heading for deficit
8
Reserves held by the rest
£36.6m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 0 of 32 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 1 of 32 schools (3.1%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 32 schools (3.1%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 32 schools (12.5%)2021-222022-23: 6 of 32 schools (18.8%)2022-232023-24: 6 of 31 schools (19.4%)2023-242024-25: 3 of 22 schools (13.6%)2024-252025-26: 4 of 28 schools (14.3%)2025-2614.3%

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
-£718k
-4%
—
-27%
In deficit
-£304k
-3%
—
+48%
In deficit
-£258k
-20%
4
-11%
In deficit
-£178k
-3%
—
+42%
In deficit
-£176k
-6%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£137k
-5%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£93k
-4%
2
-35%
In deficit
-£92k
-12%
—
-15%
In deficit
-£68k
-2%
2
-3%
In deficit
-£27k
-1%
—
-16%
Heading for deficit
£8k
0%
2
-5%
Heading for deficit
£11k
0%
2
-6%
Heading for deficit
£48k
2%
5
+5%
Heading for deficit
£80k
3%
2
+1%
Heading for deficit
£88k
6%
3
-11%
Heading for deficit
£110k
3%
3
+24%
Heading for deficit
£187k
6%
3
-2%
Heading for deficit
£187k
3%
3
+7%
Tight
£2k
0%
—
-9%
Tight
£51k
3%
—
-9%
Tight
£57k
2%
—
+15%
Tight
£126k
3%
—
-8%
Tight
£190k
3%
—
-3%
Tight
£219k
2%
—
+13%
Tight
£220k
3%
—
+400%
Tight
£277k
3%
—
+10%
Tight
£331k
3%
—
-10%
Healthy
£57k
3%
2
-2%
Healthy
£58k
3%
—
+0%
Healthy
£68k
4%
—
-16%
Healthy
£73k
5%
—
-3%
Healthy
£73k
5%
—
+1%
Healthy
£73k
4%
—
-5%
Healthy
£78k
5%
—
+4%
Healthy
£87k
5%
—
+2%

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