The figures were released by school standards minister Nick Gibb in response to a parliamentary question put forward by the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Nursery Schools, Nursery and Reception Classes, Labour MP Lucy Powell.
Ms Powell asked what proportion of maintained nursery schools, local authority primary and secondary schools, primary and secondary academies were in budget deficit in the last three years.
Figures published in response show that nearly 1 in 5 maintained nursery schools (18 per cent) were in budget deficit in 2016-17, compared with 1 in 10 of all schools.
The year prior, 2015-16, 13 per cent nursery schools were in deficit, compared to 6 per cent of all maintained schools and 6 per cent of academy trusts.
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