1.
a) How many LA schools had a deficit in the 2021/22 financial year (please include the actual number of schools in deficit and the actual number of schools you have – ie 2 in deficit of 20 schools): 4 in deficit out of 34 maintained schools
b) What was the cumulative deficit of those schools: £119k

2.
a) How many schools are you projecting will go into financial deficit this financial year (2022/23) (same as above): 2 additional maintained schools are projecting to go into deficit at the end of 2022/23
b) What is the predicted cumulative deficit of those: £126k

3. If you have similar projections for 2023/24 then please do provide.
We have forecast budget information for 29 out of 33 maintained schools. 15 schools are a forecasting a deficit. The predicted cumulative deficit is £1,331k.

4. When LA schools become sponsored academies, the deficit stays with the LA. Please can you tell me the total deficit your LA has taken on in the past three financial years, and the number of sponsored academies this relates to? (If three years is not possible, please just do the last financial year)
One sponsored academy converted on 01/09/2019 with a closing deficit of £179,693.

5.
a) Please could you tell me your DSG position at the end of 2021-22: £10,041k deficit
b) Your forecast DSG deficit/surplus in-year for 2022-23: £5,705k deficit
c) Your forecasted DSG position at the end of 2022-23: £15,746k deficit