Schools in Reach

Rochdale school finances

11 of 90 schools in Rochdale were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £715k. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
11
Combined deficits
£715k
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£28.3m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 0 of 76 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 1 of 75 schools (1.3%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 73 schools (1.4%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 70 schools (1.4%)2021-222022-23: 3 of 69 schools (4.3%)2022-232023-24: 6 of 67 schools (9.0%)2023-242024-25: 5 of 61 schools (8.2%)2024-252025-26: 6 of 51 schools (11.8%)2025-2611.8%

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
-£219k
-18%
2
-9%
In deficit
-£131k
-6%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£83k
-4%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£78k
-5%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£72k
-6%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£45k
-2%
4
-55%
In deficit
-£41k
-2%
2
-27%
In deficit
-£25k
-1%
—
-11%
In deficit
-£14k
-1%
4
-7%
In deficit
-£5k
-0%
5
-1%
In deficit
-£2k
-0%
5
-14%
Heading for deficit
£12k
1%
3
-4%
Heading for deficit
£19k
1%
5
-3%
Heading for deficit
£27k
2%
2
+3%
Heading for deficit
£38k
3%
4
-15%
Heading for deficit
£45k
3%
2
-7%
Tight
£9k
1%
—
+1%
Tight
£16k
1%
—
-16%
Tight
£37k
2%
1
-29%
Tight
£58k
2%
—
+1%
Tight
£64k
3%
—
-10%
Tight
£71k
2%
1
+10%
Tight
£78k
3%
—
-2%
Tight
£80k
3%
1
-8%
Tight
£93k
2%
2
+1%
Tight
£198k
2%
—
+4%
Healthy
£25k
5%
2
-14%
Healthy
£45k
3%
1
-10%
Healthy
£47k
5%
—
+33%
Healthy
£56k
4%
1
+1%
Healthy
£58k
4%
1
-2%
Healthy
£60k
5%
—
+1%
Healthy
£71k
5%
—
-2%

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