Schools in Reach

Blackburn with Darwen school finances

6 of 76 schools in Blackburn with Darwen were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £903k. 4 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
6
Combined deficits
£903k
Heading for deficit
4
Reserves held by the rest
£28.2m

Share of Blackburn with Darwen's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 6 of 56 schools (10.7%)2018-192019-20: 9 of 54 schools (16.7%)2019-202020-21: 5 of 54 schools (9.3%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 54 schools (5.6%)2021-222022-23: 6 of 54 schools (11.1%)2022-232023-24: 7 of 53 schools (13.2%)2023-242024-25: 5 of 52 schools (9.6%)2024-252025-26: 2 of 52 schools (3.8%)2025-263.8%

Council-run schools only, so years compare like with like; academies report differently and are in the table below.

Back in the black

Schools that were in deficit in an earlier year and are now healthy:

And 1 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£409k
-32%
1
-7%
In deficit
-£274k
-23%
3
+11%
In deficit
-£150k
-7%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£54k
-2%
—
+36%
In deficit
-£13k
-0%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£3k
-0%
3
-4%
Heading for deficit
£28k
2%
2
-4%
Heading for deficit
£33k
3%
2
+3%
Heading for deficit
£96k
7%
5
-1%
Heading for deficit
£217k
8%
4
+13%
Tight
£3k
0%
—
-13%
Tight
£3k
0%
1
-15%
Tight
£9k
1%
1
-17%
Tight
£17k
1%
—
-9%
Tight
£21k
2%
1
-1%
Tight
£32k
0%
—
+12%
Tight
£36k
3%
—
+2%
Tight
£46k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£157k
2%
2
-23%
Tight
£235k
3%
—
-17%
Healthy
£55k
4%
—
-34%
Healthy
£67k
6%
—
-41%
Healthy
£76k
5%
—
-5%
Healthy
£88k
3%
—
-7%
Healthy
£93k
3%
—
+8%
Healthy
£99k
5%
—
-28%
Healthy
£108k
7%
3
+2%
Healthy
£113k
6%
—
+13%
Healthy
£117k
6%
—
-6%
Healthy
£125k
7%
—
-13%
Healthy
£129k
8%
1
+15%
Healthy
£158k
6%
1
+1%
Healthy
£189k
6%
—
-3%
Healthy
£193k
7%
—
-1%

Not shown: Brunel Nursery School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Blackburn with Darwen · Blackburn with Darwen admissions and catchments