Planned LA and school expenditure
Financial year 2021-22

Description

This document describes the data included in the Planned School Finance in England National Statistics release’s underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License and is intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data.

The methodology document should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data.

Coverage

The Statistical Publication: ‘Planned LA and school expenditure’ provides the latest information at national, regional and local level on the planned  expenditure on schools, education and children's and young people's services by local authorities. The publication summarises the information that was collected via the S251 Budget collections.

This publication includes information on:

Local authority planned spending on schools and other education - time-series giving the detailed breakdown of spending split by school-phase and overall spending area (e.g. individual schools budget, expenditure on free school meals, SEN support etc).
Local authority planned spending on children's and young people's services - time-series giving the detailed breakdown of spending split by provision sector (e.g. own, private, voluntary) and spending area (e.g. sure start centres, family services, youth justice etc).


File formats and conventions

The data files are provided in comma-separated values format, which is compatible with standard spreadsheet software such as Excel.

The following symbols are used in the underlying data files as follows:

: Not available - this information has not been collected or there are no estimates available at this level of aggregation.

N/A  Not available - this is normally where a statistic cannot be produced. For example where a denominator is not available to produce a percentage.

z = not applicable. The 'z' symbol is only to be used when an observation is not applicable (e.g. in tables of employment where people under 16 cannot legally be employed)

u - suppressed due to data quality concerns (please see methodology document for further details)

Data files

S251 Budget - High needs places by school

Filename: high_needs.csv
Geographic levels: School
Time period: 2021-22
Content summary: The number of planned high needs places,  and the planned expenditure per school. This includes SEN places (both mainstream and special), alternative provision and hospital education as reported by local authorities in England for the financial year 2021-22.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name           |  Variable description
----------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------
ap_funding              |  Total funding for PRU places
ap_places_apr_to_aug    |  Number of PRU places between April and August
ap_places_sep_to_mar    |  Number of PRU places between September and March
hosp_funding            |  Total funding for hospital education places
hosp_places_apr_to_aug  |  Number of hospital education places between April and August
hosp_places_sep_to_mar  |  Number of hospital education places between September and March
phase                   |  School phase
SEN_funding             |  Total funding for SEN places
sen_places_apr_to_aug   |  Number of SEN places between April and August
sen_places_sep_to_mar   |  Number of SEN places between September and March


S251 Budget - planned expenditure on children's and young peoples services

Filename: s251budget_childrens_servicesv2.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Content summary: Data on children's services and services for young people

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                    |  Variable description
-------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------
category_of_planned_expenditure  |  Category of planned expenditure
gross_expenditure                |  Gross planned expenditure
income                           |  Income
net_expenditure                  |  Net planned expenditure
per_capita_net_spend             |  Net planned expenditure per capita

Footnotes:

1. To reduce burden on local authorities during the pandemic, data on planned expenditure was not collected for the financial year 2020-21. As a result, there is a break in the time series.
2. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.


S251 Budget - planned expenditure on early years education

Filename: s251budget_early_yearsv3.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Content summary: Data on early years

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                   |  Variable description
----------------------------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AverageBaseRate_2YearOlds                       |  Average base rate for entitlement hours for 2 year olds (spend per hour)
AverageBaseRate_EntitlementHours_3and4YearOlds  |  Average base rate for entitlement hours for 3 and 4 year olds (spend per hour)
AverageFundingRate_2YearOlds                    |  Average funding rate for 2 year olds (spend per hour)
AverageFundingRate_3and4YearOlds                |  Average funding rate for 3 and 4 year olds (spend per hour)
BudgetExtraLocalHours_3and4YearOlds             |  Other spend on early education - budget for extra local hours for 3 and 4 year olds
CentrallyRetainedBudget_2YearOlds               |  Other spend on early education - centrally retained budget for 2 year olds
CentrallyRetainedBudget_3and4YearOlds           |  Other spend on early education - centrally retained budget for 3 and 4 year olds
ContingencyBudget_2YearOlds                     |  Other spend on early education - contingency budget for 2 year olds
ContingencyBudget_3and4YearOlds                 |  Other spend on early education - contingency budget for 3 and 4 year olds
DisabilityAccessFund_3and4YearOlds              |  Other spend on early education - disability access fund for 3 and 4 year olds
EarlyYearsPupilPremium_3and4YearOlds            |  Other spend on early education - early years pupil premium for 3 and 4 year olds
NumberHours_2YearOlds                           |  Number of hours funded for 2 year olds
NumberHours_3and4YearOlds                       |  Number of hours funded for 3 and 4 year olds
SEN_inclusion_fund_EYBlock_2YearOlds            |  SEN inclusion fund - from early years block funding for 2 year olds
SEN_inclusion_fund_EYBlock_3and4YearOlds        |  SEN inclusion fund - from early years block funding for 3 and 4 year olds
SEN_inclusion_fund_HNBlock_2YearOlds            |  SEN inclusion fund - from high needs block funding for 2 year olds
SEN_inclusion_fund_HNBlock_3and4YearOlds        |  SEN inclusion fund - from high needs block funding for 3 and 4 year olds
SEN_inclusion_fund_Total_2YearOlds              |  Total SEN inclusion fund for 2 year olds
SEN_inclusion_fund_Total_3and4YearOlds          |  Total SEN inclusion fund for 3 and 4 year olds
total_eysffbudget_3and4YearOlds                 |  Total planned spend on EYSFF - 3 and 4 year olds
TotalEYSFFBudget_2YearOlds                      |  Total planned spend on EYSFF - 2 year olds

Footnotes:

1. To reduce burden on local authorities during the pandemic, data on planned expenditure was not collected for the financial year 2020-21. As a result, there is a break in the time series.
2. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.


S251 Budget - planned expenditure on high needs places

Filename: s251budget_high_needs_placesv2.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Content summary: Planned expenditure by local authorities on high needs places - SEN, PRU and hospital education.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                   |  Variable description
------------------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------
hospital_ed_places_AprilAugust  |  Number of hospital education places between April and August
hospital_ed_places_SeptMarch    |  Number of hospital education places between September and March
hospital_ed_total_funding       |  Total funding for hospital education places
pru_places_AprilAugust          |  Number of PRU places between April and August
pru_places_SeptMarch            |  Number of PRU places between September and March
pru_total_funding               |  Total funding for PRU places
sen_places_AprilAugust          |  Number of SEN places between April and August
sen_places_SeptMarch            |  Number of SEN places between September and March
sen_total_funding               |  Total funding for SEN places

Footnotes:

1. To reduce burden on local authorities during the pandemic, data on planned expenditure was not collected for the financial year 2020-21. As a result, there is a break in the time series.
2. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.


s251 Budget - planned expenditure on other education and community budget

Filename: s251budget_other_education_communityv2.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Content summary: Data on planned other education and community spending

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                           |  Variable description
--------------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------
category_of_planned_expenditure         |  Category of planned expenditure
early_years_establishments              |  Early years establishments
gross_planned_expenditure               |  Gross planned expenditure
income                                  |  Income
net_per_capita_planned_expenditure      |  Net planned expenditure per capita
net_planned_expenditure                 |  Net planned expenditure
post_16                                 |  Post 16 including sixth form and colleges
primary_schools                         |  Primary schools
pupil_referral_units_and_alt_provision  |  Pupil referral units and alternative provision
secondary_schools                       |  Secondary schools
sen_and_special_schools                 |  SEN and Special schools

Footnotes:

1. To reduce burden on local authorities during the pandemic, data on planned expenditure was not collected for the financial year 2020-21. As a result, there is a break in the time series.
2. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.


s251 Budget - planned expenditure on schools

Filename: s251budget_schoolsv2.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Content summary: Data on planned schools spending

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                           |  Variable description
--------------------------------------  |  ----------------------------------------------
category_of_planned_expenditure         |  Category of planned expenditure
early_years_establishments              |  Early years establishments
gross_planned_expenditure               |  Gross planned expenditure
income                                  |  Income
net_per_capita_planned_expenditure      |  Net planned expenditure per capita
net_planned_expenditure                 |  Net planned expenditure
post_16                                 |  Post 16 including sixth form and colleges
primary_schools                         |  Primary schools
pupil_referral_units_and_alt_provision  |  Pupil referral units and alternative provision
secondary_schools                       |  Secondary schools
sen_and_special_schools                 |  SEN and Special schools

Footnotes:

1. To reduce burden on local authorities during the pandemic, data on planned expenditure was not collected for the financial year 2020-21. As a result, there is a break in the time series.
2. Dedelegated items are those that the local authority retains central control over rather than delegating funds to individual schools to spend.
3. FSM expenditure in line 1.1.4 relates to expenditure on determining the eligibility of a pupil for free school meals
4. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.


S251 Budget - total planned expenditure by local authorities

Filename: s251budget_expenditure_totalsv2.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Content summary: Planned total expenditure by local authorities on education.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                                                         |  Variable description
--------------------------------------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GrossExpend_items_relating_LAmaintAllAcademies_OtherEd                |  Gross expenditure on items relating to LA maintained schools and all academies
GrossExpend_items_relating_pop_aged017                                |  Gross expenditure on items relating to total population aged between 0-17
GrossExpend_items_relating_pop_aged019                                |  Gross expenditure on items relating to total population aged between 0-19
GrossExpend_items_relating_pupils_aged319_LAmaint_OtherEd             |  Gross expenditure on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained schools (other eduation and community budget)
GrossExpend_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintained                     |  Gross expenditure on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained schools only
GrossExpend_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintainedRecoupmentAcademies  |  Gross expenditure on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained and recoupment academies
Income_items_relating_LAmaintAllAcademies_OtherEd                     |  Income on items relating to LA maintained schools and all academies
Income_items_relating_pop_aged01                                      |  Income on items relating to total population aged between 0-19
Income_items_relating_pop_aged017                                     |  Income on items relating to total population aged between 0-17
Income_items_relating_pupils_aged319_LAmaint_OtherE                   |  Income on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 from LA maintained schools (other eduation and community budget)
Income_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintained                          |  Income on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained schools only
Income_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintainedRecoupmentAcademies       |  Income on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained and recoupment academies
NetExpend_items_relating_LAmaintAllAcademies_OtherEd                  |  Net expenditure on items relating to LA maintained schools and all academies
NetExpend_items_relating_pop_aged017                                  |  Net expenditure on items relating to total population aged between 0-17
NetExpend_items_relating_pop_aged019                                  |  Net expenditure on items relating to total population aged between 0-19
NetExpend_items_relating_pupils_aged319_LAmaint_OtherEd               |  Net expenditure on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 from LA maintained schools (other eduation and community budget)
NetExpend_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintained                       |  Net expenditure on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained schools only
NetExpend_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintainedRecoupmentAcademies    |  Net expenditure on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained and recoupment academies
NetExpendPP_items_relating_LAmaintAllAcademies_OtherEd                |  Net expenditure per pupil  on items relating to LA maintained schools and all academies
NetExpendPP_items_relating_pop_aged017                                |  Net expenditure per pupil on items relating to total population aged between 0-17
NetExpendPP_items_relating_pop_aged019                                |  Net expenditure per pupil on items relating to total population aged between 0-19
NetExpendPP_items_relating_pupils_aged319_LAmaint_OtherEd             |  Net expenditure per pupil on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 from LA maintained schools (other eduation and community budget)
NetExpendPP_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintained                     |  Net expenditure per pupil on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained schools only
NetExpendPP_items_relating_pupils319_LAmaintainedRecoupmentAcademies  |  Net expenditure per pupiil on items relating to total pupils aged 3-19 in LA maintained and recoupment academies

Footnotes:

1. To reduce burden on local authorities during the pandemic, data on planned expenditure was not collected for the financial year 2020-21. As a result, there is a break in the time series.
2. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.


s251_budget_headlines

Filename: s251_budget_headline.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Content summary: Headline figures rounded to the nearest million

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  ------------------------------------------------------------
cyps             |  Total planned spend on children's and young peoples services
other_education  |  Total planned spend on other education and community budget
schools          |  Total planned spend on schools

Footnotes:

1. To reduce burden on local authorities during the pandemic, data on planned expenditure was not collected for the financial year 2020-21. As a result, there is a break in the time series.
2. Before using this data, please check the methodology section for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.
