Schools in Reach

Westminster school finances

15 of 53 schools in Westminster were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £4.6m. 5 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
15
Combined deficits
£4.6m
Heading for deficit
5
Reserves held by the rest
£20.6m

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

0%20%40%2018-19: 9 of 35 schools (25.7%)2018-192019-20: 15 of 35 schools (42.9%)2019-202020-21: 12 of 35 schools (34.3%)2020-212021-22: 11 of 35 schools (31.4%)2021-222022-23: 11 of 35 schools (31.4%)2022-232023-24: 11 of 34 schools (32.4%)2023-242024-25: 10 of 34 schools (29.4%)2024-252025-26: 13 of 34 schools (38.2%)2025-2638.2%

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
-136%
4
-56%
In deficit
-£995k
-67%
4
-47%
In deficit
-£531k
-28%
—
-10%
In deficit
-£445k
-17%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£317k
-15%
2
-13%
In deficit
-£260k
-20%
—
-53%
In deficit
-£194k
-2%
2
+1%
In deficit
-£157k
-9%
3
-14%
In deficit
-£93k
-5%
2
-10%
In deficit
-£74k
-4%
—
+1%
In deficit
-£72k
-1%
1
+9%
In deficit
-£65k
-4%
—
-21%
In deficit
-£55k
-3%
2
-0%
In deficit
-£44k
-3%
2
-49%
In deficit
-£21k
-1%
—
-20%
Heading for deficit
£688
0%
5
-14%
Heading for deficit
£9k
0%
2
+21%
Heading for deficit
£85k
3%
2
-48%
Heading for deficit
£171k
5%
3
-2%
Heading for deficit
£257k
2%
3
+4%
Tight
£22k
1%
1
+1%
Tight
£54k
2%
—
+11%
Tight
£367k
3%
3
+46%
Healthy
£38k
5%
—
-16%
Healthy
£81k
4%
—
+4%
Healthy
£115k
6%
—
-14%
Healthy
£118k
6%
—
+3%
Healthy
£127k
6%
—
-10%
Healthy
£132k
6%
—
-4%
Healthy
£139k
7%
—
-34%
Healthy
£188k
7%
—
-44%
Healthy
£191k
5%
—
+85%
Healthy
£284k
7%
—
—
Healthy
£353k
5%
—
+61%

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