Following a request by Members at the 25th January meeting of the ARMC, this report outlines what factors led to Woodchurch Road Primary School reporting a deficit of £442,901 by the end of the 2018/19 financial year and what is in place to prevent a similar situation occurring in other schools. At the request of Members the report also considers the arrangements in place within the council to manage school budgets including licensed deficits in its schools and to manage service SLAs with schools.