Schools in Reach

Gateshead school finances

24 of 84 schools in Gateshead were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.8m. 7 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
24
Combined deficits
£2.8m
Heading for deficit
7
Reserves held by the rest
£21.3m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 6 of 70 schools (8.6%)2018-192019-20: 10 of 69 schools (14.5%)2019-202020-21: 11 of 67 schools (16.4%)2020-212021-22: 12 of 59 schools (20.3%)2021-222022-23: 14 of 55 schools (25.5%)2022-232023-24: 13 of 47 schools (27.7%)2023-242024-25: 16 of 52 schools (30.8%)2024-252025-26: 21 of 52 schools (40.4%)2025-2640.4%

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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£553k
-30%
2
-21%
In deficit
-£340k
-32%
1
-13%
In deficit
-£171k
-19%
1
-19%
In deficit
-£162k
-4%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£151k
-6%
1
+4%
In deficit
-£149k
-10%
3
+13%
In deficit
-£147k
-11%
5
-16%
In deficit
-£147k
-10%
3
-23%
In deficit
-£135k
-11%
2
+46%
In deficit
-£110k
-9%
—
+17%
In deficit
-£109k
-8%
—
+28%
In deficit
-£107k
-8%
2
-8%
In deficit
-£105k
-11%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£70k
-6%
—
-13%
In deficit
-£70k
-5%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£63k
-5%
4
-15%
In deficit
-£41k
-5%
4
-7%
In deficit
-£36k
-1%
1
-6%
In deficit
-£33k
-1%
1
-9%
In deficit
-£28k
-4%
4
-28%
In deficit
-£26k
-2%
—
+7%
In deficit
-£21k
-1%
1
+46%
In deficit
-£12k
-1%
1
-9%
In deficit
-£12k
-0%
—
-17%
Heading for deficit
£12k
1%
5
+1%
Heading for deficit
£24k
1%
3
-7%
Heading for deficit
£24k
1%
4
+4%
Heading for deficit
£28k
1%
4
-18%
Heading for deficit
£115k
5%
2
-24%
Heading for deficit
£148k
5%
3
+12%
Heading for deficit
£1.4m
14%
2
+17%
Tight
£530
0%
—
+300%
Tight
£11k
0%
—
-2%
Tight
£16k
3%
—
-10%

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