Introduction
1. Before the beginning of each financial year, the LEA must publish a budget statement showing planned expenditure on education. This is required under section 52 of the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998. All LEAs produce these statements to a common format specified by the DfES (Department for Education and Skills). The Statement covers spending, at both school and LEA level, on all nursery, primary (including nursery classes), secondary and special schools maintained by the LEA and on all other education expenditure.
2. The budget statement has a number of tables:
Schools Budget Summary Table
This shows Sutton’s assessment of pupil numbers for the year and the spending per pupil for Sutton, as assessed by DfES, which generate the total funding supporting the schools budget.
Table 1
The total planned education spending by the LEA, analysed by school phase or LEA retained.
Table 1 Annexes
These provide
· Evidence of compliance with the limit on increases in central expenditure within the schools budget.
· Further analysis of the Youth Service budget contained in Line 2.7.1 of table 1. It shows the different categories of staff, and whether they are employed directly by the LEA or employed via other organisations and funded by the LEA.
Table 2
For each school, the total budget shown under the main formula headings, the total budget share per school and per pupil, and total standards fund, Special Educational Needs (SEN) budget, School Standards Grant, Schools Development Grant and Other Devolved Standards Fund Grants.
Tables 3a and 3b
As per table 2, showing pupil numbers and the separate formula funding elements in greater detail.
Table 4
The formula funding components and methodology explained in detail.
Education Budget Statements can be viewed by clicking on the following links. These files are Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and you will require Microsoft Excel in order to view them. If you need a printed version please contact Shirley Jackson on 020 8770 6685.
