Schools in Reach

Warrington school finances

11 of 88 schools in Warrington were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.5m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
11
Combined deficits
£2.5m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£21.2m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 1 of 63 schools (1.6%)2018-192019-20: 5 of 57 schools (8.8%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 57 schools (5.3%)2020-212021-22: 5 of 53 schools (9.4%)2021-222022-23: 6 of 53 schools (11.3%)2022-232023-24: 7 of 51 schools (13.7%)2023-242024-25: 6 of 45 schools (13.3%)2024-252025-26: 6 of 39 schools (15.4%)2025-2615.4%

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
-£974k
-12%
—
+16%
In deficit
-£479k
-15%
—
+15%
In deficit
-£364k
-35%
2
-28%
In deficit
-£262k
-18%
4
+3%
In deficit
-£143k
-11%
1
-6%
In deficit
-£83k
-11%
2
-45%
In deficit
-£53k
-3%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£44k
-5%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£43k
-2%
—
+11%
In deficit
-£20k
-1%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£8k
-1%
—
-5%
Heading for deficit
£16k
2%
3
-22%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+0%
Tight
£0
0%
1
+16%
Tight
£0
0%
—
+8%
Tight
£0
0%
3
-1%
Tight
£0
0%
2
-3%
Tight
£2k
0%
2
-12%
Tight
£15k
1%
—
+65%
Tight
£16k
1%
—
+0%
Tight
£21k
2%
1
-9%
Tight
£26k
2%
—
-24%
Tight
£40k
3%
—
-4%
Tight
£95k
1%
—
-7%
Tight
£225k
3%
2
+4%
Healthy
£63k
3%
—
-4%
Healthy
£65k
5%
—
-9%
Healthy
£76k
6%
1
-2%
Healthy
£86k
6%
1
+1%
Healthy
£91k
6%
—
-26%
Healthy
£92k
6%
1
-17%
Healthy
£104k
7%
—
+7%
Healthy
£105k
6%
2
+3%
Healthy
£109k
6%
—
-2%
Healthy
£118k
7%
—
-11%

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