Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 44071

Schools: Debts

Tabled: 3 April 2025
Answered: 10 April 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the number of secondary schools in debt.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
83 local authority maintained secondary schools were operating a deficit at the end of the 2023/24 financial year, according to their financial reporting returns. Academy trusts are responsible for the combined accounts of all the academies within their t...
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