Schools in Reach

South Tyneside school finances

29 of 62 schools in South Tyneside were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £6.0m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
29
Combined deficits
£6.0m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£10.6m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 8 of 53 schools (15.1%)2018-192019-20: 16 of 52 schools (30.8%)2019-202020-21: 7 of 49 schools (14.3%)2020-212021-22: 14 of 44 schools (31.8%)2021-222022-23: 14 of 41 schools (34.1%)2022-232023-24: 16 of 41 schools (39.0%)2023-242024-25: 13 of 37 schools (35.1%)2024-252025-26: 18 of 37 schools (48.6%)2025-2648.6%

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
-£1.3m
-75%
8
+26%
In deficit
-£1.1m
-11%
—
+58%
In deficit
-£441k
-19%
4
+35%
In deficit
-£373k
-12%
2
+56%
In deficit
-£328k
-10%
5
-15%
In deficit
-£293k
-23%
2
-13%
In deficit
-£238k
-12%
4
+0%
In deficit
-£223k
-31%
5
+38%
In deficit
-£191k
-8%
1
-6%
In deficit
-£175k
-2%
—
+20%
In deficit
-£164k
-9%
5
-8%
In deficit
-£127k
-14%
—
+41%
In deficit
-£115k
-8%
—
-17%
In deficit
-£100k
-8%
—
-17%
In deficit
-£91k
-7%
2
-9%
In deficit
-£80k
-5%
3
-12%
In deficit
-£79k
-13%
1
+43%
In deficit
-£78k
-8%
2
-8%
In deficit
-£72k
-6%
1
+4%
In deficit
-£70k
-5%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£65k
-5%
5
-8%
In deficit
-£63k
-4%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£59k
-3%
—
+0%
In deficit
-£57k
-4%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£57k
-5%
1
-17%
In deficit
-£28k
-0%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£23k
-2%
—
+3%
In deficit
-£10k
-0%
4
-6%
In deficit
-£10k
-1%
1
-8%
Heading for deficit
£2k
0%
2
+3%
Heading for deficit
£20k
1%
5
-16%
Heading for deficit
£21k
1%
2
-3%
Heading for deficit
£39k
3%
2
-11%
Heading for deficit
£70k
4%
4
-14%

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