Schools in Reach

York school finances

17 of 63 schools in York were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.7m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
17
Combined deficits
£2.7m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£10.8m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 7 of 32 schools (21.9%)2018-192019-20: 6 of 26 schools (23.1%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 26 schools (3.8%)2020-212021-22: 2 of 25 schools (8.0%)2021-222022-23: 5 of 25 schools (20.0%)2022-232023-24: 8 of 22 schools (36.4%)2023-242024-25: 8 of 22 schools (36.4%)2024-252025-26: 9 of 21 schools (42.9%)2025-2642.9%

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
-£771k
-7%
4
-2%
In deficit
-£437k
-16%
—
-16%
In deficit
-£235k
-29%
5
-16%
In deficit
-£209k
-19%
—
-54%
In deficit
-£142k
-6%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£135k
-7%
4
-29%
In deficit
-£120k
-8%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£111k
-7%
4
-20%
In deficit
-£105k
-9%
—
-26%
In deficit
-£94k
-8%
—
-27%
In deficit
-£92k
-10%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£85k
-11%
5
-10%
In deficit
-£78k
-5%
3
-2%
In deficit
-£22k
-1%
1
-4%
In deficit
-£22k
-3%
1
+17%
In deficit
-£19k
-1%
4
-8%
In deficit
-£7k
-0%
1
-9%
Heading for deficit
£22k
2%
3
-27%
Heading for deficit
£43k
6%
2
-11%
Heading for deficit
£47k
10%
3
-41%
Heading for deficit
£127k
16%
5
+22%
Heading for deficit
£194k
18%
3
-13%
Tight
£14k
0%
—
-14%
Tight
£14k
0%
—
+21%
Tight
£28k
1%
—
-16%
Tight
£28k
2%
1
-6%
Tight
£29k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£29k
2%
—
-11%
Tight
£30k
1%
—
+23%
Tight
£50k
2%
—
+7%
Tight
£56k
2%
—
-19%
Tight
£72k
3%
2
-7%
Tight
£180k
3%
—
+3%
Healthy
£39k
3%
—
-23%

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