Schools in Reach

Darlington school finances

8 of 42 schools in Darlington were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.8m. 0 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
8
Combined deficits
£1.8m
Heading for deficit
0
Reserves held by the rest
£17.2m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 2 of 7 schools (28.6%)2018-192019-20: 0 of 5 schools (0.0%)2019-202020-21: 0 of 5 schools (0.0%)2020-212021-22: 0 of 5 schools (0.0%)2021-222022-23: 1 of 5 schools (20.0%)2022-232023-24: 0 of 5 schools (0.0%)2023-242024-25: 1 of 4 schools (25.0%)2024-252025-26: 2 of 4 schools (50.0%)2025-2650.0%

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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.2m
-19%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£249k
-11%
1
-33%
In deficit
-£224k
-8%
5
-34%
In deficit
-£88k
-7%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£20k
-3%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£18k
-1%
2
-6%
In deficit
-£9k
-0%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£5k
-0%
—
+3%
Tight
£6k
0%
—
+0%
Tight
£12k
0%
—
-6%
Tight
£34k
2%
—
+0%
Tight
£68k
1%
—
-20%
Tight
£121k
1%
—
+1%
Tight
£124k
3%
—
-1%
Healthy
£106k
4%
—
-3%
Healthy
£120k
6%
—
+22%
Healthy
£175k
6%
3
+81%
Healthy
£212k
8%
—
+17%
Healthy
£666k
7%
—
+34%
Large reserves
£163k
10%
—
+355%
Large reserves
£188k
17%
—
-28%
Large reserves
£191k
9%
—
+1%
Large reserves
£203k
13%
2
-9%
Large reserves
£219k
9%
—
-1%
Large reserves
£234k
29%
—
-7%
Large reserves
£240k
11%
—
-4%
Large reserves
£292k
5%
—
+42%
Large reserves
£308k
21%
1
-3%
Large reserves
£312k
21%
—
+11%
Large reserves
£322k
13%
—
+8%
Large reserves
£328k
8%
—
-6%
Large reserves
£330k
19%
2
+6%
Large reserves
£341k
17%
—
-4%
Large reserves
£346k
12%
—
+2%
Large reserves
£366k
24%
—
-9%

Not shown: George Dent Nursery School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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