Schools in Reach

Wakefield school finances

15 of 143 schools in Wakefield were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.9m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
15
Combined deficits
£1.9m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£54.6m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 5 of 59 schools (8.5%)2018-192019-20: 6 of 59 schools (10.2%)2019-202020-21: 0 of 58 schools (0.0%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 57 schools (1.8%)2021-222022-23: 3 of 56 schools (5.4%)2022-232023-24: 5 of 53 schools (9.4%)2023-242024-25: 2 of 51 schools (3.9%)2024-252025-26: 4 of 51 schools (7.8%)2025-267.8%

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:

And 11 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£746k
-17%
—
+42%
In deficit
-£249k
-18%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£178k
-21%
4
-2%
In deficit
-£144k
-6%
—
+4%
In deficit
-£112k
-10%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£100k
-7%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£84k
-5%
6
-2%
In deficit
-£77k
-5%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£76k
-3%
3
-3%
In deficit
-£35k
-2%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£23k
-2%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£20k
-2%
—
-0%
In deficit
-£17k
-2%
4
-18%
In deficit
-£13k
-1%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£5k
-0%
1
+3%
Heading for deficit
£9k
1%
4
-1%
Heading for deficit
£15k
1%
2
+1%
Heading for deficit
£17k
1%
2
-1%
Heading for deficit
£36k
1%
5
-5%
Heading for deficit
£82k
3%
4
-1%
Heading for deficit
£103k
2%
2
-6%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+12%
Tight
£13k
1%
—
-9%
Tight
£14k
2%
—
-7%
Tight
£15k
1%
1
+1%
Tight
£17k
1%
2
-9%
Tight
£27k
2%
1
+1%
Tight
£30k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£46k
3%
—
-14%
Tight
£50k
2%
1
+0%
Tight
£54k
3%
1
-5%
Tight
£69k
2%
—
-0%
Healthy
£29k
3%
—
-15%
Healthy
£52k
3%
1
-3%

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