Data set from LA and school expenditure

ANNEX - Headline figures

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 These are the national headline figures, rounded to the nearest billion and include both financial data for LA maintained schools and financial data for local authorities.

Data set details

Theme
Finance and funding
Publication
LA and school expenditure
Release type
Number of rows
8
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Expenditure by local authorities on children's services (£ billion)
  • Expenditure by local authorities on other education (£ billion)
  • Expenditure by local authorities on schools (£ billion)
  • Income of local authorities for children's services (£ billion)
  • Income of local authorities for other education (£ billion)
  • Income of local authorities for schools (£ billion)
  • Net expenditure by local authorities on children's services (£ billion)
  • Net expenditure by local authorities on other education (£ billion)
  • Net expenditure by local authorities on schools (£ billion)
  • Number of LA maintained schools in deficit
  • Number of LA maintained schools with surplus revenue reserve
  • Percentage of LA maintained schools in deficit
  • Percentage of LA maintained schools with surplus revenue reserve
  • Total expenditure of LA maintained schools (£ billion)
  • Total expenditure per pupil for LA maintained schools
  • Total income of LA maintained schools (£ billion)
  • Total income per pupil for LA maintained schools
Time period
2015-16 to 2022-23

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_namecountry_codetotal_income_billiontotal_income_pptotal_expenditure_billiontotal_expenditure_ppnumber_school_surpluspc_schools_surplusnumber_schools_deficitpc_schools_deficittotal_schools_gross_expenditre_by_latotal_schools_income_by_latotal_schools_net_expenditure_by_latotal_other_education_gross_expenditre_by_latotal_other_education_income_by_latotal_other_education_net_expenditure_by_latotal_childrens_services_gross_expenditre_by_latotal_childrens_services_income_by_latotal_childrens_services_net_expenditure_by_la
201516Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000127.65573.426.95440.11562193.11000629.10.428.730.82.29.10.78.4
201617Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000126.5553726.25477.5144989014619.128.10.327.830.82.29.20.78.4
201718Financial yearNationalEnglandE92000001255547.824.55429.11333688.6153210.227.40.227.22.80.729.50.78.8
201819Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000123.95729.623.85709.51245989.313769.9270.226.82.90.82.29.90.79.1
201920Financial yearNationalEnglandE9200000123.66018.623.76024.51149387.315751226.70.126.63.10.82.310.60.99.6

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 17 variables
Variable nameVariable description
number_school_surplusNumber of LA maintained schools with surplus revenue reserve
number_schools_deficitNumber of LA maintained schools in deficit
pc_schools_deficitPercentage of LA maintained schools in deficit
pc_schools_surplusPercentage of LA maintained schools with surplus revenue reserve
total_childrens_services_gross_expenditre_by_laExpenditure by local authorities on children's services (£ billion)
total_childrens_services_income_by_laIncome of local authorities for children's services (£ billion)
total_childrens_services_net_expenditure_by_laNet expenditure by local authorities on children's services (£ billion)
total_expenditure_billionTotal expenditure of LA maintained schools (£ billion)
total_expenditure_ppTotal expenditure per pupil for LA maintained schools
total_income_billionTotal income of LA maintained schools (£ billion)
total_income_ppTotal income per pupil for LA maintained schools
total_other_education_gross_expenditre_by_laExpenditure by local authorities on other education (£ billion)
total_other_education_income_by_laIncome of local authorities for other education (£ billion)
total_other_education_net_expenditure_by_laNet expenditure by local authorities on other education (£ billion)
total_schools_gross_expenditre_by_laExpenditure by local authorities on schools (£ billion)
total_schools_income_by_laIncome of local authorities for schools (£ billion)
total_schools_net_expenditure_by_laNet expenditure by local authorities on schools (£ billion)

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