Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 84346

Schools: Finance

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

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

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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