Schools in Reach

Cumberland school finances

48 of 172 schools in Cumberland were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £14.0m. 8 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
48
Combined deficits
£14.0m
Heading for deficit
8
Reserves held by the rest
£21.2m

Share of Cumberland's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 23 of 142 schools (16.2%)2018-192019-20: 31 of 136 schools (22.8%)2019-202020-21: 18 of 134 schools (13.4%)2020-212021-22: 12 of 130 schools (9.2%)2021-222022-23: 19 of 127 schools (15.0%)2022-232023-24: 25 of 126 schools (19.8%)2023-242024-25: 31 of 125 schools (24.8%)2024-252025-26: 41 of 124 schools (33.1%)2025-2633.1%

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 12 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£4.3m
-54%
3
-12%
In deficit
-£2.5m
-31%
5
+43%
In deficit
-£1.2m
-31%
3
-9%
In deficit
-£538k
-38%
7
-3%
In deficit
-£461k
-28%
4
+23%
In deficit
-£455k
-35%
5
-22%
In deficit
-£402k
-5%
3
-7%
In deficit
-£393k
-20%
5
+7%
In deficit
-£357k
-15%
4
-9%
In deficit
-£329k
-27%
5
-40%
In deficit
-£316k
-28%
4
+0%
In deficit
-£312k
-33%
3
+107%
In deficit
-£241k
-13%
4
+24%
In deficit
-£207k
-33%
2
+8%
In deficit
-£190k
-42%
4
-38%
In deficit
-£171k
-12%
4
-21%
In deficit
-£169k
-6%
4
+0%
In deficit
-£148k
-12%
5
+3%
In deficit
-£138k
-11%
1
+7%
In deficit
-£115k
-12%
3
-30%
In deficit
-£105k
-19%
—
-48%
In deficit
-£100k
-16%
5
-3%
In deficit
-£92k
-10%
2
-31%
In deficit
-£85k
-9%
3
+5%
In deficit
-£70k
-11%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£63k
-1%
—
+85%
In deficit
-£62k
-3%
3
+15%
In deficit
-£53k
-2%
3
+13%
In deficit
-£45k
-0%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£39k
-2%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£38k
-2%
3
+8%
In deficit
-£34k
-1%
2
+34%
In deficit
-£32k
-7%
—
-39%
In deficit
-£30k
-2%
—
+33%
In deficit
-£27k
-5%
1
+3%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Cumberland · Cumberland admissions and catchments