Agenda item

Melanie Ellis introduced the report (Agenda Item 7), which set out for information purposes the year end balances for all maintained schools, highlighting those schools with a deficit or significant surplus. This was the second year with a significant increase in school balances. Melanie Ellis reported that this matched the picture across local authority areas nationally. Table two summarised the balances of West Berkshire maintained schools by fund.

Melanie Ellis reported that table four under section five of the report showed those schools with a main school surplus balance greater than 10 percent of their funding in 2021/22.

RESOLVED that the Schools’ Forum noted the report.