Schools in Reach

Waltham Forest school finances

20 of 79 schools in Waltham Forest were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £7.4m. 8 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
20
Combined deficits
£7.4m
Heading for deficit
8
Reserves held by the rest
£26.1m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 6 of 42 schools (14.3%)2018-192019-20: 6 of 42 schools (14.3%)2019-202020-21: 7 of 42 schools (16.7%)2020-212021-22: 9 of 42 schools (21.4%)2021-222022-23: 12 of 44 schools (27.3%)2022-232023-24: 14 of 44 schools (31.8%)2023-242024-25: 18 of 44 schools (40.9%)2024-252025-26: 18 of 43 schools (41.9%)2025-2641.9%

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
-£897k
-22%
5
+6%
In deficit
-£758k
-8%
4
+6%
In deficit
-£713k
-10%
1
-23%
In deficit
-£623k
-25%
4
-27%
In deficit
-£588k
-30%
4
-2%
In deficit
-£527k
-9%
3
-13%
In deficit
-£472k
-29%
5
-17%
In deficit
-£467k
-11%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£464k
-6%
4
+1%
In deficit
-£445k
-4%
4
-26%
In deficit
-£400k
-8%
6
+23%
In deficit
-£227k
-14%
8
-3%
In deficit
-£169k
-5%
1
-3%
In deficit
-£165k
-3%
1
-5%
In deficit
-£107k
-4%
—
-24%
In deficit
-£107k
-10%
—
-49%
In deficit
-£100k
-6%
6
-29%
In deficit
-£94k
-3%
2
+0%
In deficit
-£45k
-1%
5
-2%
In deficit
-£21k
-0%
1
-2%
Heading for deficit
£81k
5%
3
-13%
Heading for deficit
£85k
5%
3
-15%
Heading for deficit
£130k
1%
4
-9%
Heading for deficit
£188k
10%
6
-41%
Heading for deficit
£206k
4%
3
+4%
Heading for deficit
£244k
8%
3
-21%
Heading for deficit
£422k
7%
3
+1%
Heading for deficit
£893k
7%
2
+5%
Tight
£3k
0%
—
-29%
Tight
£13k
0%
—
+4%
Tight
£15k
0%
—
-1%
Tight
£41k
0%
—
+5%
Tight
£57k
2%
—
-26%
Tight
£65k
1%
1
-2%
Tight
£68k
2%
2
-5%

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