Schools in Reach

Sunderland school finances

10 of 116 schools in Sunderland were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.1m. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
10
Combined deficits
£2.1m
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£58.0m

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

0%2.5%5%7.5%2018-19: 1 of 61 schools (1.6%)2018-192019-20: 0 of 55 schools (0.0%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 53 schools (1.9%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 47 schools (2.1%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 44 schools (9.1%)2022-232023-24: 4 of 43 schools (9.3%)2023-242024-25: 4 of 42 schools (9.5%)2024-252025-26: 2 of 42 schools (4.8%)2025-264.8%

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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£839k
-12%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£406k
-36%
5
+15%
In deficit
-£360k
-21%
—
-26%
In deficit
-£185k
-18%
3
+30%
In deficit
-£134k
-8%
1
+3%
In deficit
-£84k
-4%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£80k
-1%
—
+19%
In deficit
-£39k
-1%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£22k
-1%
—
-23%
In deficit
-£893
-0%
—
+262%
Heading for deficit
£20k
2%
2
-10%
Heading for deficit
£122k
9%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£472k
11%
4
-2%
Tight
£0
0%
—
-14%
Tight
£14k
1%
—
-12%
Tight
£18k
2%
—
+42%
Tight
£36k
3%
—
+2%
Tight
£328k
3%
—
+1%
Healthy
£46k
3%
—
-12%
Healthy
£58k
4%
—
+5%
Healthy
£60k
4%
—
+4%
Healthy
£65k
4%
—
-1%
Healthy
£71k
4%
—
-6%
Healthy
£76k
5%
—
+0%
Healthy
£79k
3%
1
+11%
Healthy
£79k
6%
—
-32%
Healthy
£82k
6%
—
-26%
Healthy
£96k
3%
—
+6%
Healthy
£98k
3%
—
-17%
Healthy
£118k
7%
—
-3%
Healthy
£123k
4%
—
-5%
Healthy
£141k
8%
—
-13%
Healthy
£142k
8%
—
-11%
Healthy
£160k
8%
—
-14%

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