Schools in Reach

Lambeth school finances

32 of 89 schools in Lambeth were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £15.2m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
32
Combined deficits
£15.2m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£31.3m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 17 of 68 schools (25.0%)2018-192019-20: 20 of 68 schools (29.4%)2019-202020-21: 14 of 68 schools (20.6%)2020-212021-22: 18 of 68 schools (26.5%)2021-222022-23: 17 of 66 schools (25.8%)2022-232023-24: 19 of 66 schools (28.8%)2023-242024-25: 23 of 64 schools (35.9%)2024-252025-26: 25 of 64 schools (39.1%)2025-2639.1%

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 1 more, in the table below.

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£2.7m
-70%
—
+21%
In deficit
-£2.1m
-200%
—
-52%
In deficit
-£1.4m
-32%
1
-56%
In deficit
-£904k
-34%
2
-73%
In deficit
-£863k
-55%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£847k
-24%
5
-11%
In deficit
-£755k
-46%
4
-24%
In deficit
-£383k
-3%
4
-4%
In deficit
-£379k
-7%
—
-12%
In deficit
-£361k
-19%
1
-63%
In deficit
-£361k
-6%
—
-47%
In deficit
-£347k
-14%
5
-47%
In deficit
-£343k
-4%
2
+0%
In deficit
-£342k
-23%
1
-42%
In deficit
-£340k
-12%
2
+268%
In deficit
-£325k
-17%
4
-21%
In deficit
-£286k
-13%
2
+16%
In deficit
-£271k
-25%
5
-3%
In deficit
-£244k
-9%
—
-32%
In deficit
-£237k
-3%
—
-2%
In deficit
-£229k
-55%
5
-75%
In deficit
-£164k
-10%
1
-20%
In deficit
-£150k
-5%
—
-13%
In deficit
-£125k
-5%
5
-20%
In deficit
-£105k
-4%
1
-27%
In deficit
-£100k
-7%
—
-46%
In deficit
-£98k
-2%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£94k
-3%
2
-7%
In deficit
-£92k
-2%
—
-13%
In deficit
-£85k
-1%
2
-11%
In deficit
-£40k
-2%
5
-14%
In deficit
-£39k
-1%
—
+36%
Heading for deficit
£88k
2%
3
-41%
Heading for deficit
£92k
1%
3
+6%

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