Schools in Reach

Hackney school finances

14 of 60 schools in Hackney were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £4.6m. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
14
Combined deficits
£4.6m
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£34.6m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 4 of 48 schools (8.3%)2018-192019-20: 9 of 42 schools (21.4%)2019-202020-21: 8 of 42 schools (19.0%)2020-212021-22: 9 of 42 schools (21.4%)2021-222022-23: 9 of 42 schools (21.4%)2022-232023-24: 12 of 41 schools (29.3%)2023-242024-25: 11 of 38 schools (28.9%)2024-252025-26: 10 of 38 schools (26.3%)2025-2626.3%

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:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.2m
-19%
—
-4%
In deficit
-£807k
-7%
—
+43%
In deficit
-£483k
-8%
3
-36%
In deficit
-£447k
-22%
1
-12%
In deficit
-£285k
-28%
—
-19%
In deficit
-£278k
-29%
—
-34%
In deficit
-£270k
-3%
—
+70%
In deficit
-£211k
-5%
1
-1%
In deficit
-£210k
-5%
2
+2%
In deficit
-£160k
-2%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£144k
-3%
1
-19%
In deficit
-£77k
-3%
—
-34%
In deficit
-£46k
-2%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£390
-0%
—
+73%
Heading for deficit
£81k
4%
2
-1%
Heading for deficit
£151k
7%
4
-10%
Heading for deficit
£511k
4%
3
+0%
Tight
£10k
0%
1
+21%
Tight
£26k
2%
—
-11%
Tight
£33k
2%
—
+33%
Tight
£33k
1%
—
-30%
Tight
£92k
2%
—
-8%
Tight
£107k
1%
—
+139%
Healthy
£72k
4%
—
+9%
Healthy
£90k
4%
—
-15%
Healthy
£139k
7%
—
-6%
Healthy
£152k
4%
—
-2%
Healthy
£229k
8%
—
+68%
Healthy
£246k
6%
1
-0%
Healthy
£357k
4%
—
-10%
Healthy
£367k
7%
—
-1%
Healthy
£687k
4%
1
+2%
Large reserves
£126k
10%
—
+10%
Large reserves
£255k
16%
—
-28%

Not shown: Gainsborough Primary School, Gayhurst Community School, Hoxton Garden Primary, Mandeville Primary School, Morningside Primary School, Shacklewell Primary School, Southwold Primary School, Springfield Community Primary School, St John and St James CofE Primary School, St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School and 3 others (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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