Schools in Reach

Doncaster school finances

14 of 128 schools in Doncaster were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.6m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
14
Combined deficits
£1.6m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£41.0m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 9 of 54 schools (16.7%)2018-192019-20: 12 of 45 schools (26.7%)2019-202020-21: 3 of 40 schools (7.5%)2020-212021-22: 4 of 37 schools (10.8%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 34 schools (11.8%)2022-232023-24: 8 of 30 schools (26.7%)2023-242024-25: 9 of 27 schools (33.3%)2024-252025-26: 10 of 27 schools (37.0%)2025-2637.0%

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 6 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£498k
-27%
5
-8%
In deficit
-£189k
-16%
4
-1%
In deficit
-£169k
-13%
1
-42%
In deficit
-£160k
-12%
3
+5%
In deficit
-£154k
-11%
4
-22%
In deficit
-£111k
-11%
3
-3%
In deficit
-£80k
-5%
2
-24%
In deficit
-£74k
-5%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£67k
-4%
3
-8%
In deficit
-£43k
-3%
4
+2%
In deficit
-£32k
-0%
2
+9%
In deficit
-£20k
-2%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£11k
-2%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£212
-0%
—
-4%
Heading for deficit
£4k
0%
3
-9%
Heading for deficit
£12k
1%
3
-20%
Heading for deficit
£15k
1%
4
-3%
Heading for deficit
£85k
3%
2
-2%
Heading for deficit
£704k
12%
2
+17%
Tight
£150
0%
—
-4%
Tight
£23k
1%
—
+36%
Tight
£47k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£63k
3%
—
-1%
Tight
£63k
2%
—
+19%
Tight
£101k
2%
—
+0%
Healthy
£36k
4%
1
-2%
Healthy
£50k
4%
—
-16%
Healthy
£50k
7%
—
+3%
Healthy
£51k
4%
—
-1%
Healthy
£51k
4%
—
-1%
Healthy
£52k
4%
—
+25%
Healthy
£54k
4%
2
+10%
Healthy
£56k
3%
—
+5%
Healthy
£66k
6%
—
-1%

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