Schools in Reach

Croydon school finances

27 of 127 schools in Croydon were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £8.3m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
27
Combined deficits
£8.3m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£44.4m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 4 of 47 schools (8.5%)2018-192019-20: 8 of 48 schools (16.7%)2019-202020-21: 8 of 47 schools (17.0%)2020-212021-22: 9 of 46 schools (19.6%)2021-222022-23: 8 of 42 schools (19.0%)2022-232023-24: 8 of 42 schools (19.0%)2023-242024-25: 13 of 39 schools (33.3%)2024-252025-26: 13 of 40 schools (32.5%)2025-2632.5%

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 4 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.7m
-29%
5
+12%
In deficit
-£898k
-18%
—
-52%
In deficit
-£547k
-7%
—
+340%
In deficit
-£445k
-16%
3
-21%
In deficit
-£393k
-22%
5
-24%
In deficit
-£393k
-11%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£380k
-9%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£362k
-21%
—
-33%
In deficit
-£340k
-3%
—
+4%
In deficit
-£333k
-13%
—
-64%
In deficit
-£326k
-15%
—
+4%
In deficit
-£325k
-13%
5
-42%
In deficit
-£310k
-4%
2
+16%
In deficit
-£287k
-4%
—
+6%
In deficit
-£261k
-9%
—
+2%
In deficit
-£197k
-14%
—
-20%
In deficit
-£169k
-11%
4
-13%
In deficit
-£129k
-15%
—
-28%
In deficit
-£96k
-3%
—
+5%
In deficit
-£96k
-12%
—
+30%
In deficit
-£90k
-7%
3
-7%
In deficit
-£85k
-4%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£78k
-4%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£39k
-1%
1
-11%
In deficit
-£29k
-0%
2
+10%
In deficit
-£21k
-1%
2
-22%
In deficit
-£13k
-1%
2
-43%
Heading for deficit
£17k
1%
2
-0%
Heading for deficit
£123k
7%
4
-5%
Heading for deficit
£196k
4%
3
-6%
Heading for deficit
£327k
14%
2
-5%
Heading for deficit
£359k
6%
3
+10%
Tight
£2k
0%
—
-21%
Tight
£7k
0%
—
-12%

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