Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 79108

Schools: Finance

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools operate with a budget deficit in England.

Answer

Georgia Gould

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. ...

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