Schools in Reach

Oxfordshire school finances

74 of 306 schools in Oxfordshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £9.5m. 12 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
74
Combined deficits
£9.5m
Heading for deficit
12
Reserves held by the rest
£63.7m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 9 of 148 schools (6.1%)2018-192019-20: 18 of 139 schools (12.9%)2019-202020-21: 15 of 136 schools (11.0%)2020-212021-22: 16 of 136 schools (11.8%)2021-222022-23: 18 of 133 schools (13.5%)2022-232023-24: 22 of 129 schools (17.1%)2023-242024-25: 23 of 121 schools (19.0%)2024-252025-26: 44 of 119 schools (37.0%)2025-2637.0%

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 15 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.5m
-58%
3
-5%
In deficit
-£779k
-8%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£776k
-13%
—
-33%
In deficit
-£421k
-60%
5
+51%
In deficit
-£385k
-8%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£324k
-5%
—
-39%
In deficit
-£312k
-30%
—
+22%
In deficit
-£281k
-25%
4
+49%
In deficit
-£279k
-27%
3
-22%
In deficit
-£263k
-16%
2
+33%
In deficit
-£234k
-9%
—
-20%
In deficit
-£199k
-6%
4
-2%
In deficit
-£176k
-14%
3
-6%
In deficit
-£174k
-16%
2
-25%
In deficit
-£171k
-7%
1
+15%
In deficit
-£170k
-16%
—
+46%
In deficit
-£150k
-8%
2
+7%
In deficit
-£132k
-6%
2
-24%
In deficit
-£126k
-15%
1
+41%
In deficit
-£111k
-5%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£99k
-7%
5
-4%
In deficit
-£97k
-8%
3
+0%
In deficit
-£94k
-6%
1
+10%
In deficit
-£93k
-10%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£92k
-1%
—
+42%
In deficit
-£91k
-2%
5
-23%
In deficit
-£91k
-7%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£91k
-10%
—
-37%
In deficit
-£90k
-17%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£87k
-6%
4
-23%
In deficit
-£86k
-16%
3
-40%
In deficit
-£84k
-6%
3
-2%
In deficit
-£84k
-12%
1
-12%
In deficit
-£81k
-8%
—
+6%

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