Schools in Reach

Islington school finances

14 of 62 schools in Islington were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £5.3m. 1 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
14
Combined deficits
£5.3m
Heading for deficit
1
Reserves held by the rest
£25.6m

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

0%10%20%2018-19: 2 of 47 schools (4.3%)2018-192019-20: 3 of 47 schools (6.4%)2019-202020-21: 8 of 47 schools (17.0%)2020-212021-22: 8 of 47 schools (17.0%)2021-222022-23: 13 of 47 schools (27.7%)2022-232023-24: 12 of 47 schools (25.5%)2023-242024-25: 12 of 46 schools (26.1%)2024-252025-26: 11 of 44 schools (25.0%)2025-2625.0%

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
-£1.6m
-35%
—
-42%
In deficit
-£1.6m
-53%
8
-8%
In deficit
-£522k
-22%
5
-25%
In deficit
-£274k
-7%
—
-49%
In deficit
-£182k
-9%
6
-3%
In deficit
-£180k
-8%
1
-17%
In deficit
-£179k
-10%
4
-51%
In deficit
-£174k
-3%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£160k
-6%
1
-15%
In deficit
-£140k
-4%
2
-4%
In deficit
-£112k
-6%
—
-13%
In deficit
-£109k
-4%
2
-28%
In deficit
-£44k
-0%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£16k
-0%
5
-14%
Heading for deficit
£14k
0%
3
+34%
Tight
£5k
0%
—
-10%
Tight
£21k
0%
—
+29%
Tight
£26k
1%
—
-8%
Tight
£27k
2%
1
-16%
Tight
£28k
1%
—
-49%
Tight
£36k
1%
—
-34%
Tight
£44k
2%
1
-3%
Tight
£47k
2%
1
-3%
Tight
£77k
2%
1
-9%
Tight
£240k
3%
—
-5%
Tight
£247k
2%
—
+18%
Healthy
£80k
4%
—
+3%
Healthy
£84k
5%
—
-14%
Healthy
£120k
7%
—
-13%
Healthy
£152k
6%
—
-34%
Healthy
£160k
7%
—
+35%
Healthy
£163k
4%
—
-1%
Healthy
£191k
5%
—
-3%
Healthy
£210k
6%
—
-19%
Healthy
£233k
6%
—
-2%

Not shown: New River College Medical, New River College Primary (in a federation's combined return, or no full-year return yet).

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