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Data Provider: Welsh Government Budgeted education revenue expenditure by authority and service (£ thousand)
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[Collapse]EducationClick here to sortEducation
[Collapse]Schools budgetClick here to sortSchools budget[Collapse]LEA BudgetClick here to sortLEA Budget
Click here to sortIndividual schools budgetClick here to sortAdditional learning needsClick here to sortInter authority recoupmentClick here to sortStaffClick here to sortOther Schools budgetClick here to sortCapital expenditure charged to revenue accountClick here to sortAdditional learning needsClick here to sortSchool improvementClick here to sortAccess to education (excluding transport) - schoolClick here to sortAccess to education (excluding transport) - non-schoolClick here to sortHome to school transportClick here to sortHome to college transportClick here to sortFurther education and training for young persons and adults (excluding youth service)Click here to sortYouth serviceClick here to sortStrategic management - schoolsClick here to sortStrategic management - non-schoolClick here to sortOther LEA budget - schoolsClick here to sortOther LEA budget - non-schools
[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities3,100,188130,84621,2077,632177,8641,7293,439,46553,67635,35465,4373,044206,18211,08828,65635,62064,7083,3885,4145,189517,7563,957,222
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey68,3653,78740402,957075,513951,2614261674,026586518414,1932767011,74087,253
Gwynedd120,7083,9573241154,9331,604131,6412,9921,2501,669256,6791,9532141,5104,4131080020,813152,454
Conwy103,7116,2171538,4890118,4351,0601,0581,18357,3787332122,8301,7385105016,300134,735
Denbighshire105,9102,905-974091,8020110,92903272,46907,47918407498736660012,748123,677
Flintshire142,6459,4772,807206,0970161,0462,2571,4581,7875976,80605401,3052,0796901,51318,412179,458
Wrexham119,6154,145-50647510,1990133,9271,6144885909,946024601,21716574014,520148,447
Powys113,9515,332-10624613,7250133,1472,2741,5202,207014,27922302,3103,37200026,186159,333
Ceredigion62,7473,277-52504,115069,6144361,7823,91856,3734474828451,753230016,06485,678
Pembrokeshire119,5744,8978802,3680126,9271,3851,3941,23909,1447091,1911,6462,2121560019,076146,003
Carmarthenshire176,2426,288-30312214,6430196,9926,1353,9721,995014,1101,0451,0951,5874,0471870034,174231,166
Swansea229,99113,3249724,4327,0390255,7584,3041,8483,9262015,8044694268151,800001,84731,259287,017
Neath Port Talbot138,7131,1202581078,0860148,2837,3592,9212,69809,46251712,0731,3291,3992460538,009186,292
Bridgend146,7405,9041,610307,9260162,2092,9061,5674,040010,644165619273,82869044925625,533187,742
Vale of Glamorgan151,6975,738-101319,4470166,8121,5681,8041,23407,5053862,2522,0402,9472000019,936186,749
Rhondda Cynon Taf256,7917,6681,30325928,9400294,9614,36127911,172016,5651,1686553,5073,414280020441,607336,567
Merthyr Tydfil59,6127,1441,7691872,765071,4781,20586823604,7561021,4921,0871,9731755212612,07383,550
Caerphilly180,53911,2031,77693713,9720208,4274,1123,6922,220010,8311,2401,4652,5096,31516701,08433,633242,060
Blaenau Gwent67,9781,928-3942812012569,7851,3251,6432,58303,7561893009442,361762532513,45683,240
Torfaen95,1724,0761,42308,1050108,7761,3251,5381,79402,8452921,5291,4184,00322103815,003123,779
Monmouthshire70,7323,60577306,016081,1261,7171,44276108,9822194441,4823,9420100019,088100,214
Newport176,8884,0624,37103,8770189,1991,07303,759010,0963873491,3473,790123,918024,731213,929
Cardiff391,86714,7925,34723012,2450424,4814,1733,68313,2602,22518,716723,5804,5903,0381804153,395477,877

Metadata

Title

Revenue budgeted expenditure: education

Last update

June 2025 June 2025

Next update

June 2026

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Revenue budget (RA) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.finance@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

See weblinks

Weblinks

The associated statistical releases can be found via the links at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research?lang=en
A statistical quality report relating to all Local Government Finance statistical releases can be found at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report


Keywords

Local Government Finance, education school budget expenditure

General description

Revenue expenditure is the cost of running local authority services such as staffing, heating, lighting and cleaning, together with expenditure on goods and services consumed within the year.

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2017-18 onwards.