Schools in Reach

West Northamptonshire school finances

22 of 185 schools in West Northamptonshire were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £4.1m. 12 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
22
Combined deficits
£4.1m
Heading for deficit
12
Reserves held by the rest
£65.9m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 0 of 74 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 3 of 73 schools (4.1%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 73 schools (4.1%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 73 schools (4.1%)2021-222022-23: 5 of 69 schools (7.2%)2022-232023-24: 8 of 66 schools (12.1%)2023-242024-25: 8 of 66 schools (12.1%)2024-252025-26: 8 of 64 schools (12.5%)2025-2612.5%

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 6 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£950k
-13%
—
+34%
In deficit
-£839k
-66%
4
+20%
In deficit
-£588k
-7%
1
+3%
In deficit
-£492k
-45%
4
-25%
In deficit
-£277k
-8%
1
+26%
In deficit
-£265k
-25%
3
+1087%
In deficit
-£161k
-5%
—
+98%
In deficit
-£94k
-7%
4
-34%
In deficit
-£83k
-2%
2
+5%
In deficit
-£60k
-2%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£56k
-2%
1
+7%
In deficit
-£48k
-4%
5
+0%
In deficit
-£44k
-4%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£31k
-5%
—
-15%
In deficit
-£25k
-4%
4
+11%
In deficit
-£19k
-3%
7
-6%
In deficit
-£16k
-2%
2
-17%
In deficit
-£12k
-1%
—
+15%
In deficit
-£12k
-2%
—
+20%
In deficit
-£8k
-1%
1
+17%
In deficit
-£7k
-1%
—
-44%
In deficit
-£763
-0%
—
+0%
Heading for deficit
£6k
1%
4
-44%
Heading for deficit
£19k
3%
2
-6%
Heading for deficit
£20k
4%
2
-7%
Heading for deficit
£22k
4%
3
+39%
Heading for deficit
£30k
5%
3
+2%
Heading for deficit
£47k
4%
4
-10%
Heading for deficit
£50k
7%
3
-17%
Heading for deficit
£60k
13%
3
-44%
Heading for deficit
£60k
8%
3
-6%
Heading for deficit
£73k
3%
2
+24%
Heading for deficit
£94k
3%
2
+0%
Heading for deficit
£123k
4%
3
-0%

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