Schools in Reach

Southampton school finances

19 of 77 schools in Southampton were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £8.2m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
19
Combined deficits
£8.2m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£22.5m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 13 of 46 schools (28.3%)2018-192019-20: 13 of 45 schools (28.9%)2019-202020-21: 19 of 45 schools (42.2%)2020-212021-22: 13 of 43 schools (30.2%)2021-222022-23: 13 of 42 schools (31.0%)2022-232023-24: 14 of 42 schools (33.3%)2023-242024-25: 16 of 41 schools (39.0%)2024-252025-26: 16 of 40 schools (40.0%)2025-2640.0%

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 7 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£2.0m
-73%
8
-10%
In deficit
-£1.5m
-29%
—
-19%
In deficit
-£776k
-42%
2
+35%
In deficit
-£612k
-20%
1
-18%
In deficit
-£570k
-15%
—
-39%
In deficit
-£538k
-19%
5
+2%
In deficit
-£484k
-20%
7
-12%
In deficit
-£477k
-33%
—
+16%
In deficit
-£386k
-18%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£361k
-21%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£83k
-6%
2
-43%
In deficit
-£76k
-5%
—
+17%
In deficit
-£75k
-4%
—
-35%
In deficit
-£69k
-3%
5
+0%
In deficit
-£55k
-2%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£41k
-1%
2
+1%
In deficit
-£37k
-2%
3
-4%
In deficit
-£28k
-2%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£4k
-0%
2
-3%
Heading for deficit
£19k
1%
6
+3%
Heading for deficit
£37k
2%
3
-7%
Heading for deficit
£55k
3%
4
-0%
Heading for deficit
£71k
2%
3
+12%
Heading for deficit
£104k
3%
3
+4%
Heading for deficit
£194k
2%
4
+3%
Tight
£14k
1%
—
-2%
Tight
£15k
1%
—
+7%
Tight
£19k
2%
—
+3%
Tight
£31k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£33k
3%
—
-2%
Tight
£44k
2%
—
-13%
Tight
£57k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£68k
2%
1
-11%
Tight
£279k
2%
—
+16%

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