Schools in Reach

Bexley school finances

13 of 84 schools in Bexley were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £2.4m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
13
Combined deficits
£2.4m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£29.5m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 2 of 23 schools (8.7%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 18 schools (11.1%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 18 schools (5.6%)2020-212021-22: 3 of 18 schools (16.7%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 16 schools (25.0%)2022-232023-24: 5 of 16 schools (31.2%)2023-242024-25: 4 of 16 schools (25.0%)2024-252025-26: 5 of 16 schools (31.2%)2025-2631.2%

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
-£798k
-24%
7
+1%
In deficit
-£413k
-32%
3
-52%
In deficit
-£290k
-16%
1
+3%
In deficit
-£213k
-15%
—
-7%
In deficit
-£163k
-8%
7
-3%
In deficit
-£150k
-5%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£114k
-4%
—
-20%
In deficit
-£96k
-3%
5
+2%
In deficit
-£62k
-4%
1
-30%
In deficit
-£51k
-2%
—
-11%
In deficit
-£29k
-1%
—
-0%
In deficit
-£16k
-0%
—
-1%
In deficit
-£8k
-0%
—
-17%
Heading for deficit
£33k
2%
3
+3%
Tight
£46k
3%
—
-3%
Tight
£49k
2%
—
-18%
Tight
£55k
1%
—
-9%
Tight
£58k
3%
—
-49%
Tight
£62k
1%
—
+376%
Tight
£94k
1%
—
+49%
Tight
£176k
2%
—
+9%
Healthy
£53k
5%
1
+109%
Healthy
£70k
5%
—
+1%
Healthy
£82k
6%
1
-7%
Healthy
£83k
6%
—
-11%
Healthy
£84k
5%
—
+0%
Healthy
£88k
3%
—
+7%
Healthy
£97k
6%
—
+2%
Healthy
£98k
6%
—
+0%
Healthy
£100k
5%
—
-44%
Healthy
£102k
5%
—
-10%
Healthy
£106k
8%
—
-8%
Healthy
£119k
4%
—
+46%
Healthy
£135k
6%
—
-3%
Healthy
£152k
3%
—
-17%

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