Schools in Reach

Southwark school finances

9 of 101 schools in Southwark were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £1.7m. 6 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
9
Combined deficits
£1.7m
Heading for deficit
6
Reserves held by the rest
£40.5m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 16 of 68 schools (23.5%)2018-192019-20: 18 of 68 schools (26.5%)2019-202020-21: 12 of 67 schools (17.9%)2020-212021-22: 10 of 66 schools (15.2%)2021-222022-23: 9 of 64 schools (14.1%)2022-232023-24: 7 of 62 schools (11.3%)2023-242024-25: 9 of 59 schools (15.3%)2024-252025-26: 6 of 58 schools (10.3%)2025-2610.3%

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 9 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£629k
-16%
—
-34%
In deficit
-£389k
-9%
3
-22%
In deficit
-£314k
-18%
2
-60%
In deficit
-£125k
-7%
—
-32%
In deficit
-£78k
-5%
1
-25%
In deficit
-£72k
-5%
—
-56%
In deficit
-£58k
-3%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£29k
-1%
—
+118%
In deficit
-£15k
-0%
1
-15%
Heading for deficit
£28k
1%
2
+1%
Heading for deficit
£77k
4%
2
-10%
Heading for deficit
£85k
3%
2
-32%
Heading for deficit
£167k
11%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£202k
5%
8
-14%
Heading for deficit
£547k
30%
4
-30%
Tight
£10k
0%
1
+12%
Tight
£23k
2%
—
-37%
Tight
£34k
2%
—
-15%
Tight
£39k
2%
—
-7%
Tight
£64k
1%
—
-17%
Tight
£70k
1%
1
-17%
Tight
£109k
3%
—
-1%
Tight
£110k
2%
—
-8%
Tight
£148k
3%
—
-0%
Healthy
£95k
5%
—
+1%
Healthy
£110k
8%
—
-12%
Healthy
£112k
4%
—
+1%
Healthy
£115k
4%
—
+42%
Healthy
£122k
6%
—
-1%
Healthy
£126k
7%
1
-4%
Healthy
£135k
4%
—
+3%
Healthy
£136k
4%
—
+34%
Healthy
£136k
4%
—
-28%
Healthy
£140k
6%
—
-49%

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