Schools in Reach

Plymouth school finances

6 of 98 schools in Plymouth were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.6m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
6
Combined deficits
£1.6m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£31.2m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 2 of 26 schools (7.7%)2018-192019-20: 3 of 23 schools (13.0%)2019-202020-21: 2 of 22 schools (9.1%)2020-212021-22: 2 of 20 schools (10.0%)2021-222022-23: 1 of 18 schools (5.6%)2022-232023-24: 3 of 17 schools (17.6%)2023-242024-25: 2 of 17 schools (11.8%)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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£678k
-20%
1
+5%
In deficit
-£466k
-9%
—
+645%
In deficit
-£270k
-27%
—
-46%
In deficit
-£118k
-10%
1
-4%
In deficit
-£55k
-4%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£2k
-0%
—
-0%
Heading for deficit
£70k
1%
2
+13%
Heading for deficit
£101k
2%
3
+8%
Heading for deficit
£256k
3%
3
+3%
Heading for deficit
£368k
4%
2
+3%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
-21%
Tight
£16k
0%
—
+2%
Tight
£23k
3%
1
-38%
Tight
£50k
2%
—
-22%
Tight
£52k
2%
—
+8%
Tight
£60k
1%
—
+14%
Tight
£63k
1%
—
-14%
Tight
£67k
3%
—
-6%
Tight
£69k
2%
—
-3%
Tight
£72k
3%
—
+0%
Tight
£80k
2%
—
+14%
Tight
£105k
3%
—
+6%
Healthy
£26k
4%
—
-32%
Healthy
£35k
5%
—
+1%
Healthy
£48k
4%
—
-13%
Healthy
£52k
4%
2
-7%
Healthy
£57k
4%
—
+4%
Healthy
£67k
5%
—
-35%
Healthy
£68k
7%
—
-28%
Healthy
£84k
4%
—
-18%
Healthy
£98k
5%
—
+12%
Healthy
£113k
6%
—
-23%
Healthy
£130k
5%
—
+21%
Healthy
£165k
6%
1
-2%
Healthy
£167k
5%
—
-29%

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