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Statistics: local authority and school finance

Statistics on local authority and school spending on education, including academies and children and young people's services.

Published 24 September 2013
Last updated 13 December 2019 — see all updates

• From: Department for Education

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Local authority and school finance

Local-authority-maintained school and local authority spending on education, children and young people’s services and social care functions.

We will publish the 2018 to 2019 income and expenditure of local authority maintained schools data on the school financial benchmarking service in October. You can download datasets for all local authority maintained schools (and equivalent data for academies) from the data source section.

1. LA and school expenditure: 2018 to 2019 financial year
   • 14 January 2020
   • Official Statistics
2. LA and school expenditure: 2017 to 2018 financial year
   • 19 December 2018
   • Official Statistics
3. LA and school expenditure: 2016 to 2017 financial year
   • 24 October 2018
   • Official Statistics
4. LA and school expenditure: 2015 to 2016 financial year
   • 10 May 2017
   • Official Statistics
5. LA and school expenditure: 2014 to 2015 financial year
   • 10 December 2015
   • Official Statistics
6. LA and school expenditure: 2013 to 2014 financial year
   • 11 December 2014
   • Official Statistics
7. LA and school expenditure: 2012 to 2013 financial year
   • 28 February 2014
   • Official Statistics
8. LA and school expenditure: 2011 to 2012 financial year
   • 24 January 2013
   • Official Statistics
9. LA and school expenditure: 2010 to 2011 financial year
   • 25 January 2012
   • Official Statistics
10. LA and school expenditure: 2009 to 2010 financial year
    • 6 January 2011
    • Official Statistics

Academy spending

1. Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2015 to 2016
   • 11 June 2018
   • Official Statistics
2. Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2014 to 2015
   • 28 July 2016
   • Official Statistics
3. Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2013 to 2014
   • 30 July 2015
   • Official Statistics
4. Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2012 to 2013
   • 2 October 2014
   • Official Statistics
5. Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2011 to 2012
   • 29 October 2013
   • Official Statistics

Planned local authority and school spending

1. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2019 to 2020 financial year
   • 26 September 2019
   • Official Statistics
2. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2018 to 2019 financial year
   • 27 September 2018
   • Official Statistics
3. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2017 to 2018 financial year
   • 21 September 2017
   • Official Statistics
4. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2016 to 2017 financial year
   • 29 September 2016
   • Official Statistics
5. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2015 to 2016 financial year
   • 24 September 2015
   • Official Statistics
6. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2014 to 2015 financial year
   • 25 September 2014
   • Official Statistics
7. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2013 to 2014 financial year
   • 24 September 2013
   • Official Statistics
8. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2012 to 2013 financial year
   • 26 September 2012
   • Official Statistics
9. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2011 to 2012 financial year
   • 15 September 2011
   • Official Statistics
10. Planned LA and school expenditure: 2010 to 2011 financial year
    • 16 September 2010
    • Official Statistics

Related school spending data

We no longer publish data in this format.

1. Local-authority-maintained school spending: 2011 to 2012
   • 13 December 2012
   • Official Statistics
2. Local-authority-maintained school spending: 2010 to 2011
   • 15 December 2011
   • Official Statistics
3. School-level expenditure data: 2009 to 2010 financial year
   • 12 January 2011
   • Official Statistics
4. School revenue balances: academic year 2009 to 2010
   • 6 January 2011
   • Official Statistics
5. Attainment and finance data for secondary schools: 2008 to 2009
   • 29 July 2010
   • Official Statistics
6. Attainment and finance data for primary schools: 2008 to 2009
   • 29 July 2010
   • Official Statistics

Published 24 September 2013
Last updated 13 December 2019 + show all updates

1. 13 December 2019

   Added LA and school expenditure: 2018 to 2019 financial year.

2. 26 September 2019

   Added 'Planned LA and school expenditure: 2019 to 2020 financial year' to the collection.

3. 31 July 2019

   Added information about publishing the maintained schools' finance data on the schools financial benchmarking service.

4. 6 December 2018

   Added 'LA and school expenditure: 2017 to 2018 financial year'.

5. 27 September 2018

   Added 'Planned LA and school expenditure: 2018 to 2019 financial year' to 'Planned local authority and school spending'.

6. 14 December 2017

   Added 'LA and school expenditure: 2016 to 2017 financial year'.

7. 21 September 2017

   Added 'Planned LA and school expenditure: 2017 to 2018 financial year'.

8. 27 July 2017

   Added 'Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2015 to 2016' to 'Academy spending'.

9. 15 December 2016

   Added 'LA and school expenditure: 2015 to 2016 financial year'.

10. 29 September 2016

    Added 'Planned LA and school expenditure: 2016 to 2017 financial year'.

11. 28 July 2016

    Added 'Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2014 to 2015' to 'Academy spending'.

12. 10 December 2015

    Added 'Schools, education and children’s services spending: 2014 to 2015'.

13. 24 September 2015

    Added 'Planned expenditure by local authorities in England: 2015 to 2016'.

14. 30 July 2015

    Added 'Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2013 to 2014'

15. 2 October 2014

    Updated page summary and added 'Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2012 to 2013' publication.

16. 25 September 2014

    Added 'Planned expenditure on schools, education and children’s services' to collection.

17. 17 September 2014

    Updated delayed 'Income and expenditure in academies in England: 2012 to 2013’ SFR note to state new publish date.

18. 12 December 2013

    LA and school expenditure: financial year 2012 to 2013 added to collection.

19. 24 September 2013

    First published.