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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Education revenue outturn expenditure, by year (£ thousand)
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Click here to sort2013-14In 2013-14, the education revenue outturn data collection was changed to be comparable with the revenue budget collection.<br /><br />Overall education expenditure is not comparable with previous years due to the movement of all Flying Start expenditure to Social Services.<br />Gross revenue expenditure and income for Neath Port Talbot are not consistent with previous years due to errors in reporting.Click here to sort2014-15Click here to sort2015-16Click here to sort2016-17Click here to sort2017-18Click here to sort2018-19Click here to sort2019-20Click here to sort2020-21Click here to sort2021-22Click here to sort2022-23
[Collapse]Total delegated schools expenditure2,029,1752,055,4962,067,9342,107,1142,134,5232,164,4752,259,8152,463,0472,635,9462,681,954
Total delegated schools expenditure[Expand]Total expenditure delegated to nursery schools5,3185,2584,9224,5664,5584,6784,4975,0375,5855,763
[Expand]Total expenditure delegated to primary schools1,029,5851,056,9081,066,0561,081,7891,103,1441,111,0771,143,0631,244,2141,327,8301,326,593
[Expand]Total expenditure delegated to secondary schools892,556886,929882,238886,237875,453869,503899,381979,1941,045,3821,066,361
[Expand]Total expenditure delegated to special schools84,55885,51589,00094,29598,954104,447114,167120,202131,207141,055
[Expand]Total expenditure delegated to middle schools17,15720,88525,71940,22752,41374,77198,707114,400125,943142,183
[Expand]Total Additional learning needs (school budget)86,58281,00776,67485,47786,23293,93498,801103,467116,279131,200
[Expand]Total Inter authority recoupment4,5854,2237,4437,9178,1609,3046,8886,91010,73411,493
[Expand]Total school catering.The data item is not applicable18,41219,94817,97917,47621,53829,59449,26134,23968,758
[Expand]Total other school budget81,62253,00246,27648,25348,54145,07954,29852,26154,07377,171
[Expand]Total Staff3,4443,7424,0392,8033,5782,3414,1223,6356,5096,000
[Expand]Total Capital expenditure charged to revenue account2,6151,90360119700001,061-56
[Expand]Total School budget2,208,0232,217,7852,222,9162,269,7392,298,5102,336,6712,453,5192,678,5822,858,8422,976,520
[Expand]Total Additional learning needs (LA budget)20,91119,00515,62115,36716,96819,08120,85821,34623,24924,233
[Expand]Total School improvement54,13752,53744,17446,15047,94646,30540,21844,14346,48746,798
[Expand]Total Access to education46,43842,05339,25233,45636,24441,83433,18435,76948,85870,160
[Expand]Total Home to school transport113,677110,748107,883110,667110,494118,212124,159112,848137,034160,190
[Expand]Total Strategic management68,59680,60871,44771,39261,40161,19463,37162,69864,14957,282
[Expand]Total other LA budget on schools3,3611,4471,3981,5962,1612,3005,7036,4835,6824,920
[Expand]Total LA budget307,120306,397279,775278,628275,215288,927287,492283,288325,460363,583
[Collapse]Total school expenditure2,515,1432,524,1812,502,6912,548,3672,573,7252,625,5982,741,0113,010,2393,216,6043,340,103
Total school expenditure[Expand]School expenditure - nursery7,7596,6656,1766,0577,0215,7616,6867,1158,7219,523
[Expand]School expenditure - primary1,246,7681,267,3431,263,2171,280,6041,302,4281,317,7391,359,6801,473,3151,572,3181,630,257
[Expand]School expenditure - secondary1,100,0981,081,9591,057,7281,060,4841,045,7121,046,4931,082,6591,164,6301,251,0621,302,998
[Expand]School expenditure - special140,257143,797146,170156,352162,255172,800181,394188,414211,051234,461
[Expand]School expenditure - middle20,26124,41729,40044,86956,30982,805110,592128,396141,150162,864
[Expand]COVID 19 - School Expenditure.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable48,37032,302.The data item is not applicable
[Collapse]Total non-school education expenditure101,72286,15573,20466,36467,27268,96671,67880,44678,78491,099
Total non-school education expenditure[Expand]Strategic management of non-school services2,4261,7231,4571,4901,7088281,0227211,3152,043
[Expand]Access to Education (excluding transport) - non-school70960529614148561192026301,473
[Expand]Under 5 provision not in nursery, primary or special schools20,93714,48912,66011,01711,48913,46412,41812,47216,17217,018
[Expand]Adult education14,33512,7688,1419,96412,29311,68211,61512,55113,97015,071
[Expand]Youth service39,28935,02231,79829,51227,29828,73432,38128,50833,71835,840
[Expand]Community education5,9345,1853,4752,6002,5712,2971,5731,8891,6001,405
[Expand]Home to college transport9,7108,7488,7178,2018,9959,1378,5846,5057,1129,948
[Expand]Student support: discretionary awards131132153113148140187148126126
[Expand]Student support: Assembly learning grant45224400000000
[Expand]Student support: mandatory awards49643200000000
[Expand]Other continuing education1,46776877672010454534
[Expand]Residual pension liabilities: further education1,1431,0531,0131,1871,1511,0931,0421,101985591
[Expand]Residual pension liabilities: other non-school services1,3731,3981,3351,2761,1951,1981,2141,1051,0241,130
[Expand]Other LA budget (non-school)3,3203,5883,3832701733311,5191,952-2856,450
[Expand]COVID 19 - Non-school education expenditure.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable13,2872,414.The data item is not applicable
[Expand]Total education revenue expenditure2,616,8652,610,3372,575,8952,614,7312,640,9972,694,5642,812,6893,090,6853,295,3883,431,202

Metadata

Title

Revenue outturn expenditure: education

Last update

October 2023 October 2023

Next update

October 2024

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Revenue outturn (RO) 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

General description

The Welsh Government conducts the revenue outturn survey. Data are available on net current expenditure for Wales by service category. The survey is conducted every summer with results available in October.

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 2013-14 onwards.

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 revenue expenditure RO1

Statistical quality

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