Schools: Finance
Commons · Question 84346 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of schools with in-year budget deficits.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 30 Oct 2025
The latest available figures show 96% of academy trusts and 85% of local authority-maintained schools are in cumulative surplus or breaking even, with an overall cumulative surplus of almost £6.5 billion, compared to a cumulative deficit of £330 million. ...