Schools in Reach

Swindon school finances

13 of 88 schools in Swindon were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.4m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
13
Combined deficits
£2.4m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£25.6m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 2 of 31 schools (6.5%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 28 schools (7.1%)2019-202020-21: 0 of 25 schools (0.0%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 22 schools (4.5%)2021-222022-23: 3 of 20 schools (15.0%)2022-232023-24: 1 of 17 schools (5.9%)2023-242024-25: 1 of 14 schools (7.1%)2024-252025-26: 1 of 12 schools (8.3%)2025-268.3%

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
-£1.0m
-50%
7
+58%
In deficit
-£512k
-23%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£249k
-11%
2
-28%
In deficit
-£175k
-7%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£136k
-5%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£101k
-4%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£99k
-4%
—
+9%
In deficit
-£57k
-2%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£29k
-1%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£28k
-2%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£26k
-1%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£10k
-1%
—
-29%
In deficit
-£6k
-1%
—
-12%
Heading for deficit
£19k
1%
7
+6%
Heading for deficit
£25k
2%
7
+12%
Heading for deficit
£34k
1%
2
-2%
Heading for deficit
£94k
6%
3
-13%
Heading for deficit
£516k
10%
3
-33%
Tight
£2k
0%
—
+0%
Tight
£37k
1%
—
+19%
Tight
£47k
1%
—
-25%
Tight
£48k
2%
—
-13%
Tight
£49k
2%
—
+62%
Tight
£52k
2%
—
+14%
Tight
£58k
2%
—
+40%
Tight
£73k
3%
1
+18%
Tight
£85k
2%
—
+535%
Healthy
£45k
3%
1
-1%
Healthy
£46k
5%
—
-1%
Healthy
£68k
5%
—
+210%
Healthy
£84k
7%
—
-25%
Healthy
£88k
7%
—
+1%
Healthy
£102k
4%
—
-14%
Healthy
£111k
5%
—
-32%
Healthy
£121k
8%
—
-18%

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