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Children's Services Statistics CIPFAstats children's services statistics 2010-11 Estimates SIS Ref. 51.11 Copyright © 2011 THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY 3 ROBERT STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6RL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CIPFA is the leading professional accountancy body for public services, whether in the public or private sectors. We provide education and training in accountancy and financial management, and set and monitor professional standards. Our professional qualification is high quality, relevant and practical, and is supported by a range of other products and services. February 2011 ISSN 2046 - 5394 1 CHILDREN'S SERVICES STATISTICS 2010-11 ESTIMATES CONTENTS Page Information Release 2 - 6 General Notes 7 - 9 Notes on Individual Authorities 10 - 11 Summary Tables General Fund Revenue Accounts Return 2010-11 (England) 12 - 15 General Fund Revenue Accounts Return 2010-11 (Wales) 16 - 17 Section 251 Education Budget Statement 2010-11 (England) 18 - 20 Main Statistical Tables London Boroughs 22 - 111 Metropolitan Districts 22 - 111 English Unitary Authorities 112 - 201 Isles of Scilly 112 - 201 English Counties 112 - 201 Wales 202 - 223 Questionnaires employed for the survey: England 224 - 230 Wales 231 - 237 RESPONSE CIPFA Financial Questionnaire Information Greater London 76% 100% Metropolitan Districts 56% 100% English Unitary Authorities 73% 100% Isles of Scilly - 100% English County Councils 78% 100% Wales 50% 100% Total England and Wales 68% 100% FURTHER INFORMATION Electronic copies of the publication are available online to subscribers. Users of these statistics may wish to employ the following services: Commissions of statistical analysis / research; interactive reports; online tools and resources. For further information telephone: 020 - 8667 - 1144 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cipfastats.net 2 Children's Services Statistics 2010-11 Estimates Introduction 1. The financial data for England are based on the Children, Schools and Families Financial Data Collection (section 251) tables for 2010-11. The majority of the financial information for Wales was extracted from the Revenue Account Return 2010-11, and from Parts 1 and 2 of the Section 52 Budget Statements 2010-11. 2. This release highlights key findings from the survey. Data for individual local authorities can be found at: http://www.cipfastats.net/childrensservices/educationestimates Key Findings 3. The budgeted education expenditure (excludes Children's Social Care) for England in 2010-11 is £37.22bn, of which £32.98bn comprises the Total Schools Budget, £2.15bn for Special Education, Learner Support and Access, £0.99bn for LA Education Functions with the remaining £1.10bn covering Young People's Learning & Development, Services for Young People and Adult & Community expenditure. The Individual Schools Budget of £28.81bn represents 87% of the Total Schools Budget and 80% of the total expenditure on schools. 4. In Wales the total budgeted expenditure (excluding notional capital charges) is £2.18bn, of which the Schools Budget is £1.87bn (see Revenue Account Return Summary). 87% of the Schools Budget has been delegated to schools as the Individual Schools Budget. 5. The combined England and Wales education expenditure is equivalent to £719 per head of population. Figure 1 reveals a range of £677 (English Counties) to £834 (Outer London Boroughs) per head of population. Figure 1 - Total Education Net Revenue Expenditure per head of population - 2010-11 English Counties £677 English Unitaries £696 Wales £727 Metropolitan Districts £753 Inner London £779 Outer London £834 £0 £100 £200 £300 £400 £500 £600 £700 £800 6. Figure 2 illustrates Total Education Net Revenue Expenditure per head of population for the last five years. 7. Total Education Net Revenue Expenditure per head of population in England has increased by 14% since 2006-07 from £631 to £718. In Wales, the cost per head has risen from £657 to £727, an increase of 11% over the five years. 3 Figure 2 - Trends Since 2006-07 £800 £718 £727 £698 £703 £710 £700 £682 £686 £657 £658 £631 £600 £500 £400 £300 £200 £100 Expenditure per Head ofExpenditure Population £0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 England Wales 8. The budgeted expenditure on Children's Social Care in England for 2010-11 is £5.50bn, of which £1.30bn (23.7%) will be spent on Commissioning and Social Work. This includes most of the direct social work costs and the commissioning costs for Children's Services as well as the processes for assessing need, determining and defining the service to be provided and reviewing the quality of and continued relevance of that care for Children. Fostering Services account for a further £1.18bn (21.4%); £0.90bn (16.4%) will be spent on Residential Care and £0.64bn (11.7%) on Family Support Services. 9. Total net revenue expenditure per head of population on children's social care in 2010-11 is £106. The highest cost per head of population is for Inner London (£192) compared to the lowest cost of £80 within the English Counties. 10. Combining the social care budget of £5.50bn with the education budget of £37.22bn gives a total net revenue expenditure for children's services in England of £42.72bn for 2010-11, which equates to £825 per head of population. Background Notes 10. For enquiries about this Statistical Release, please contact CIPFAstats: Telephone: 020 8667 1144 E-mail: [email protected] 11. Data by local authority can be found at: www.cipfastats.net 12. All copyrights, database rights and design rights subsisting in any data provided under this agreement or the website shall vest absolutely in CIPFA. All information provided is the copyright of CIPFA. 13. Any analysis that incorporates data from the CIPFA statistical publications or website must not be published or presented to a third party for commercial use, without prior written permission from CIPFA. Commercial reproduction of CIPFA data may result in a further charge being incurred. To request use of data for this purpose please contact: Telephone: 020 8667 1144 E-mail: [email protected] 4 THE ALLOCATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS BUDGET (ISB) TABLE A - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SCHOOLS - ENGLAND ENGLAND Nursery Schools Primary Schools Secondary Schools Special Schools £'000 % £'000 % £'000 % £'000 % FUNDING FACTORS Age Weighted Funding 36,000 23.5 9,063,101 66.4 8,325,370 62.5 Not Applicable - Early Years Single Funding Formula 56,238 36.8 240,413 1.8 264 0.0 Not Applicable - Additional Pupil-led Funding 19,915 13.0 312,211 2.3 144,268 1.1 Not Applicable - Place-Led Funding Not Applicable - Not Applicable - Not Applicable - 1,158,408 70.6 Pupil-Led Funding Not Applicable - Not Applicable - Not Applicable - 140,780 8.6 Sixth Form Funding Not Applicable - Not Applicable - 1,998,455 15.0 7,230 0.4 AEN Learning Needs associated with EAL 307 0.2 27,989 0.2 12,195 0.1 267 0.0 AEN Identified SEN (pupil-led) 5,438 3.6 862,134 6.3 612,173 4.6 Not Applicable - AEN Identified SEN (non pupil-led) 396 0.3 90,401 0.7 65,735 0.5 Not Applicable - AEN Other Learning Needs 68 0.0 171,488 1.3 191,619 1.4 Not Applicable - AEN Social Needs 3,068 2.0 526,458 3.9 363,234 2.7 10,587 0.6 Site Specific 6,940 4.5 759,619 5.6 755,933 5.7 85,974 5.2 School Specific 21,942 14.3 1,538,651 11.3 923,350 6.9 228,265 13.9 Budget Adjustments 1,066 0.7 (795) (0.0) (97,190) (0.7) 2,211 0.1 Minimum Funding Guarantee 1,573 1.0 58,531 0.4 23,984 0.2 7,670 0.5 Total Funds Allocated 152,951 100.0 13,650,202 100.0 13,319,391 100.0 1,641,391 100.0 TABLE B - DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SCHOOLS - WALES WALES Nursery Schools Primary Schools Secondary Schools Special Schools £'000 % £'000 % £'000 % £'000 % PUPIL-LED FUNDING Age Weighted Funding 3,122 55.7 537,604 65.4 514,429 61.4 Not Applicable - Pupil-Led SEN Funding 99 1.8 32,642 4.0 29,685 3.5 Not Applicable - Place-Led SEN Funding - - 29,413 3.6 12,981 1.6 47,659 67.4 Other Pupil-Led Funding 25 0.5 8,384 1.0 5,797 0.7 7,267 10.3 Total Funding Treated as Pupil-Led 3,246 57.9 608,044 73.9 562,893 67.2 54,926 77.6 NON PUPIL-LED FUNDING Excess SEN Funding - - - - - - Not Applicable - Additional Educational Needs 22 0.4 14,885 1.8 4,399 0.5 350 0.5 Site Specific 859 15.3 76,775 9.3 61,231 7.3 4,020 5.7 Schools Specific 1,500 26.8 120,898 14.7 89,928 10.7 9,610 13.6 Budget Adjustments (21) (0.4) 1,718 0.2 (561) (0.1) 144 0.2 Total Non Pupil-led Funding 2,359 42.1 214,277 26.1 154,998 18.5 14,124 20.0 Additional Funding to former GM Schools Not Applicable - 23 0.0 - - - - DCELLS Post 16 Funding Not Applicable - Not Applicable - 119,437 14.3 1,706 2.4 Total Funds Allocated 5,606 100.0 822,343 100.0 837,327 100.0 70,757 100.0 5 TABLE C - AGE-WEIGHTED FUNDING PER PUPIL ENGLAND WALES Age Year Key 2009-10 2010-11 Increase 2009-10 2010-11 Increase Group Group Stage Funding Funding over Funding Funding over per Pupil per Pupil 2009-10 per Pupil per Pupil 2009-10 ££ ££ 4 Reception £2,469 £2,527 2% £2,354 £2,305 (2%) 5 Year 1 Key Stage 1 £2,260 £2,329 3% £2,050 £2,142 4% 6 Year 2 Key Stage 1 £2,250 £2,321 3% £2,050 £2,139 4% 7 Year 3 Key Stage 2 £2,186 £2,258 3% £1,993 £2,109 6% 8 Year 4 Key Stage 2 £2,184 £2,254 3% £1,993 £2,107 6% 9 Year 5 Key Stage 2 £2,197 £2,265 3% £1,993 £2,107 6% 10 Year 6 Key Stage 2 £2,219 £2,285 3% £2,048 £2,173 6% 11 Year 7 Key Stage 3 £2,795 £2,891 3% £2,730 £2,804 3% 12 Year 8 Key Stage 3 £2,808 £2,903 3% £2,730 £2,807 3% 13 Year 9 Key Stage 3 £2,834 £2,929 3% £2,730 £2,810 3% 14 Year 10 Key Stage 4 £3,336 £3,449 3% £3,143 £3,211 2% 15 Year 11 Key Stage 4 £3,443 £3,552 3% £3,286 £3,351 2%
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