Schools in Reach

Kensington and Chelsea school finances

2 of 39 schools in Kensington and Chelsea were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £97k. 2 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
2
Combined deficits
£97k
Heading for deficit
2
Reserves held by the rest
£18.3m

Share of Kensington and Chelsea's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%5%10%2018-19: 0 of 30 schools (0.0%)2018-192019-20: 2 of 30 schools (6.7%)2019-202020-21: 1 of 30 schools (3.3%)2020-212021-22: 1 of 29 schools (3.4%)2021-222022-23: 4 of 29 schools (13.8%)2022-232023-24: 2 of 29 schools (6.9%)2023-242024-25: 1 of 28 schools (3.6%)2024-252025-26: 2 of 27 schools (7.4%)2025-267.4%

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
-£91k
-4%
—
-6%
In deficit
-£6k
-1%
1
-30%
Heading for deficit
£12k
0%
3
-24%
Heading for deficit
£43k
3%
4
-34%
Tight
£0
0%
3
-42%
Tight
£36k
2%
—
-23%
Tight
£38k
2%
—
-1%
Tight
£42k
2%
1
-44%
Tight
£56k
1%
—
+31%
Tight
£60k
3%
—
-3%
Healthy
£75k
5%
—
-21%
Healthy
£98k
5%
—
-27%
Healthy
£111k
5%
—
-0%
Healthy
£127k
3%
—
-8%
Healthy
£151k
7%
4
-11%
Healthy
£182k
5%
—
-17%
Healthy
£215k
8%
—
-32%
Healthy
£266k
6%
—
+9%
Healthy
£268k
8%
—
-1%
Healthy
£420k
8%
—
+24%
Large reserves
£147k
8%
4
-1%
Large reserves
£178k
9%
1
-38%
Large reserves
£207k
8%
—
-16%
Large reserves
£231k
11%
—
+102%
Large reserves
£262k
11%
—
-54%
Large reserves
£314k
13%
—
+1%
Large reserves
£481k
16%
—
-38%
Large reserves
£496k
28%
—
+18%
Large reserves
£543k
6%
1
+93%
Large reserves
£562k
28%
—
+5%
Large reserves
£566k
20%
—
-3%
Large reserves
£583k
11%
—
+12%
Large reserves
£630k
70%
—
+9%
Large reserves
£1.0m
12%
—
+21%

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