Schools in Reach

Brent school finances

11 of 88 schools in Brent were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £3.0m. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
11
Combined deficits
£3.0m
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£57.8m

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

0%5%10%15%2018-19: 1 of 58 schools (1.7%)2018-192019-20: 8 of 55 schools (14.5%)2019-202020-21: 6 of 55 schools (10.9%)2020-212021-22: 5 of 55 schools (9.1%)2021-222022-23: 6 of 55 schools (10.9%)2022-232023-24: 7 of 55 schools (12.7%)2023-242024-25: 8 of 53 schools (15.1%)2024-252025-26: 7 of 53 schools (13.2%)2025-2613.2%

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
-£858k
-12%
—
+17%
In deficit
-£753k
-18%
2
+73%
In deficit
-£667k
-8%
—
-20%
In deficit
-£196k
-3%
5
-14%
In deficit
-£183k
-2%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£118k
-3%
2
+0%
In deficit
-£82k
-2%
4
-3%
In deficit
-£52k
-6%
—
-68%
In deficit
-£29k
-2%
2
-1%
In deficit
-£15k
-1%
—
+31%
In deficit
-£13k
-1%
—
-55%
Heading for deficit
£286
0%
3
-6%
Heading for deficit
£43k
2%
3
-22%
Heading for deficit
£58k
1%
2
-36%
Tight
£10k
1%
1
-27%
Tight
£14k
0%
—
+5%
Tight
£16k
0%
—
+9%
Tight
£25k
2%
—
+108%
Tight
£27k
1%
1
-13%
Tight
£28k
1%
1
-30%
Tight
£51k
1%
—
-10%
Tight
£57k
2%
—
-3%
Tight
£73k
2%
—
-2%
Tight
£85k
3%
—
+1%
Tight
£90k
3%
—
+9%
Healthy
£167k
4%
1
-7%
Healthy
£181k
4%
—
-2%
Healthy
£192k
4%
—
+15%
Healthy
£200k
7%
—
-18%
Healthy
£233k
5%
—
-20%
Healthy
£251k
4%
2
-3%
Healthy
£284k
7%
1
-3%
Healthy
£300k
5%
—
-1%
Healthy
£301k
7%
1
-28%
Healthy
£402k
6%
—
+25%

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