Schools in Reach

Lewisham school finances

24 of 86 schools in Lewisham were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £13.5m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
24
Combined deficits
£13.5m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£27.7m

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

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 8 of 69 schools (11.6%)2018-192019-20: 10 of 76 schools (13.2%)2019-202020-21: 10 of 75 schools (13.3%)2020-212021-22: 13 of 75 schools (17.3%)2021-222022-23: 21 of 75 schools (28.0%)2022-232023-24: 25 of 72 schools (34.7%)2023-242024-25: 25 of 66 schools (37.9%)2024-252025-26: 24 of 66 schools (36.4%)2025-2636.4%

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
-£1.6m
-31%
4
-8%
In deficit
-£1.4m
-43%
1
+36%
In deficit
-£1.3m
-59%
7
-60%
In deficit
-£1.0m
-19%
—
+14%
In deficit
-£921k
-17%
2
-15%
In deficit
-£797k
-31%
—
-8%
In deficit
-£781k
-26%
—
-49%
In deficit
-£734k
-56%
3
-50%
In deficit
-£699k
-38%
—
-57%
In deficit
-£667k
-73%
5
-39%
In deficit
-£581k
-38%
2
-21%
In deficit
-£492k
-16%
5
-15%
In deficit
-£439k
-23%
6
-14%
In deficit
-£335k
-24%
1
+16%
In deficit
-£309k
-8%
7
-14%
In deficit
-£279k
-9%
7
-21%
In deficit
-£251k
-5%
2
-8%
In deficit
-£205k
-9%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£191k
-6%
1
-18%
In deficit
-£135k
-4%
2
-1%
In deficit
-£117k
-4%
—
-9%
In deficit
-£90k
-2%
—
-3%
In deficit
-£61k
-3%
—
-14%
In deficit
-£57k
-3%
5
-20%
Heading for deficit
£10k
0%
3
+12%
Heading for deficit
£56k
3%
4
+2%
Heading for deficit
£113k
2%
3
+64%
Heading for deficit
£145k
9%
3
-22%
Heading for deficit
£336k
4%
3
+80%
Tight
£4k
0%
—
+10%
Tight
£16k
0%
1
-1%
Tight
£33k
1%
1
-46%
Tight
£95k
3%
—
-5%
Tight
£100k
2%
—
-2%
Tight
£120k
2%
—
-0%

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