Schools in Reach

Enfield school finances

24 of 95 schools in Enfield were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £12.0m. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
24
Combined deficits
£12.0m
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£33.4m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 9 of 61 schools (14.8%)2018-192019-20: 16 of 55 schools (29.1%)2019-202020-21: 13 of 55 schools (23.6%)2020-212021-22: 11 of 55 schools (20.0%)2021-222022-23: 19 of 55 schools (34.5%)2022-232023-24: 16 of 54 schools (29.6%)2023-242024-25: 15 of 52 schools (28.8%)2024-252025-26: 13 of 49 schools (26.5%)2025-2626.5%

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:

And 3 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.9m
-31%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£1.7m
-15%
—
+86%
In deficit
-£1.7m
-29%
—
+59%
In deficit
-£1.6m
-18%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£1.4m
-21%
—
-18%
In deficit
-£693k
-24%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£459k
-4%
1
-7%
In deficit
-£385k
-10%
4
-19%
In deficit
-£307k
-12%
2
-1%
In deficit
-£277k
-7%
1
+2%
In deficit
-£228k
-7%
3
+3%
In deficit
-£208k
-6%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£200k
-7%
6
-12%
In deficit
-£194k
-8%
2
-36%
In deficit
-£181k
-5%
2
-37%
In deficit
-£162k
-8%
—
-44%
In deficit
-£123k
-5%
—
-51%
In deficit
-£93k
-6%
3
-3%
In deficit
-£62k
-2%
—
-17%
In deficit
-£52k
-2%
2
-9%
In deficit
-£29k
-2%
—
-5%
In deficit
-£26k
-0%
1
-29%
In deficit
-£19k
-2%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£15k
-0%
1
+2%
Heading for deficit
£23k
0%
2
-12%
Heading for deficit
£40k
1%
2
-32%
Heading for deficit
£118k
3%
4
-28%
Tight
£5k
0%
1
+405%
Tight
£27k
1%
1
-37%
Tight
£27k
2%
—
-10%
Tight
£33k
1%
—
+0%
Tight
£34k
1%
1
+7%
Tight
£40k
1%
—
-19%
Tight
£82k
2%
2
-13%
Tight
£85k
3%
—
-39%

Not shown: Hazelwood Junior School, Raglan Infant School (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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