Schools in Reach

Telford and Wrekin school finances

4 of 76 schools in Telford and Wrekin were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £343k. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
4
Combined deficits
£343k
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£36.4m

Share of Telford and Wrekin's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%5%10%2018-19: 5 of 55 schools (9.1%)2018-192019-20: 5 of 54 schools (9.3%)2019-202020-21: 2 of 53 schools (3.8%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 52 schools (5.8%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 51 schools (7.8%)2022-232023-24: 7 of 50 schools (14.0%)2023-242024-25: 4 of 45 schools (8.9%)2024-252025-26: 2 of 39 schools (5.1%)2025-265.1%

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
-£241k
-28%
—
-32%
In deficit
-£62k
-6%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£26k
-1%
1
+3%
In deficit
-£14k
-2%
1
-20%
Heading for deficit
£36k
7%
3
+20%
Heading for deficit
£41k
2%
3
+1%
Heading for deficit
£70k
2%
3
-4%
Heading for deficit
£86k
2%
3
+50%
Tight
£19k
1%
1
-22%
Tight
£23k
1%
—
+43%
Tight
£24k
1%
1
-25%
Tight
£25k
2%
1
-1%
Tight
£29k
1%
1
-1%
Tight
£31k
3%
—
-27%
Tight
£50k
2%
—
-12%
Tight
£59k
2%
1
+1%
Tight
£77k
1%
—
+39%
Tight
£79k
3%
—
-12%
Tight
£95k
3%
2
-0%
Tight
£100k
3%
—
+3%
Tight
£172k
2%
—
+16%
Healthy
£36k
5%
—
+6%
Healthy
£43k
3%
—
+0%
Healthy
£44k
5%
—
-4%
Healthy
£45k
6%
—
+50%
Healthy
£59k
3%
—
+1%
Healthy
£70k
5%
—
+2%
Healthy
£71k
5%
—
-10%
Healthy
£79k
4%
—
+127%
Healthy
£88k
4%
—
-41%
Healthy
£95k
3%
—
+5%
Healthy
£96k
4%
—
-0%
Healthy
£134k
8%
1
-11%
Healthy
£142k
4%
—
+7%

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