Written question WQ96578
- Asked by
- Janet Finch-SaundersConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Education
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
How many schools are not operating with a balanced budget in the 2024-25 academic year?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Education
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.