How many schools are not operating with a balanced budget in the 2024-25 academic year?
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
| Answered on 16/06/2025
Data on school reserves held by schools, including data on the number of schools with negative reserves, is collected on a financial year basis. The latest published data provides the school reserves position as of 31 March 2024. The next publication of this kind, which will provide the school reserves position as of 31 March 2025, will not be available until Autumn 2025.