Schools in Reach

Wigan school finances

15 of 127 schools in Wigan were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.2m. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
15
Combined deficits
£1.2m
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£41.1m

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

0%5%10%2018-19: 1 of 101 schools (1.0%)2018-192019-20: 4 of 97 schools (4.1%)2019-202020-21: 2 of 97 schools (2.1%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 96 schools (3.1%)2021-222022-23: 9 of 95 schools (9.5%)2022-232023-24: 9 of 95 schools (9.5%)2023-242024-25: 9 of 95 schools (9.5%)2024-252025-26: 11 of 94 schools (11.7%)2025-2611.7%

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
-£267k
-3%
4
+3%
In deficit
-£235k
-13%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£138k
-11%
1
-16%
In deficit
-£115k
-2%
1
+5%
In deficit
-£98k
-6%
4
-28%
In deficit
-£52k
-4%
3
+18%
In deficit
-£47k
-3%
—
+44%
In deficit
-£46k
-2%
1
-4%
In deficit
-£45k
-3%
6
-0%
In deficit
-£42k
-2%
2
-3%
In deficit
-£23k
-2%
1
-7%
In deficit
-£14k
-1%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£14k
-1%
—
-12%
In deficit
-£8k
-0%
4
-1%
In deficit
-£6k
-1%
3
-1%
Heading for deficit
£40k
2%
5
-1%
Heading for deficit
£129k
9%
4
-7%
Heading for deficit
£149k
6%
4
-5%
Heading for deficit
£158k
13%
2
-19%
Tight
£6k
0%
1
-7%
Tight
£9k
1%
1
+15%
Tight
£10k
0%
1
-4%
Tight
£10k
1%
1
+9%
Tight
£16k
1%
1
-8%
Tight
£16k
1%
—
-2%
Tight
£18k
1%
1
-1%
Tight
£36k
3%
—
-8%
Tight
£57k
2%
1
+11%
Tight
£60k
2%
1
+28%
Healthy
£37k
3%
1
-23%
Healthy
£40k
5%
—
-38%
Healthy
£41k
4%
1
-1%
Healthy
£73k
5%
—
-2%
Healthy
£75k
4%
—
+3%

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