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22 Feb 2007 : Column 903W
Pre-School Education: Standards
Miss McIntosh:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether there has been a delay in the implementation of the 2006 Code of Practice for nursery provision. [122272]
Beverley Hughes:
No. The 2006 Code of Practice on the provision of free nursery education places for three and four-year-olds came into force on 1 April 2006, replacing existing statutory guidance and reflecting the extension of the free entitlement from 33 to 38 weeks in private, voluntary and independent sector settings.
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Primary Education: Finance
Mr. Laws:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding was per primary school pupil for each year from 1995-96 to 2006-07 in (a) England and (b) each English local authority area; and if he will make a statement. [121812]
Jim Knight:
The Department can only provide comparable for the period 1997-98 to 2005-06. The following table sets out the funding per primary pupil in England and by each local authority:
| Real terms funding per 3-10 year old pupil for the years 1997-98 to 2005-06 |
| | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
|
England
|
2,480
|
2,580
|
2,750
|
2,990
|
3,160
|
3,250
|
3,450
|
3,550
|
3,770
|
|
Barking and Dagenham
|
2,610
|
2,860
|
3,010
|
3,220
|
3,420
|
3,600
|
3,910
|
4,050
|
4,240
|
|
Barnet
|
2,690
|
2,770
|
2,930
|
3,100
|
3,360
|
3,440
|
3,720
|
3,860
|
4,150
|
|
Barnsley
|
2,340
|
2,460
|
2,640
|
2,870
|
3,040
|
3,180
|
4,400
|
3,470
|
3,690
|
|
Bath and North East Somerset
|
2,230
|
2,350
|
2,510
|
2,710
|
2,850
|
2,900
|
3,070
|
3,140
|
3,360
|
|
Bedfordshire
|
2,440
|
2,500
|
2,650
|
2,900
|
3,070
|
3,130
|
3,260
|
3,360
|
3,560
|
|
Bexley
|
2,540
|
2,640
|
2,750
|
2,930
|
3,090
|
3,180
|
3,400
|
3,500
|
3,670
|
|
Birmingham
|
2,550
|
2,680
|
2,870
|
3,150
|
3,390
|
3,500
|
3,730
|
3,830
|
4,120
|
|
Blackburn with Darwen
|
2,490
|
2,650
|
2,910
|
3,170
|
3,330
|
3,440
|
3,760
|
3,850
|
4,090
|
|
Blackpool
|
2,410
|
2,520
|
2,680
|
2,920
|
3,040
|
3,180
|
3,380
|
3,480
|
3,670
|
|
Bolton
|
2,300
|
2,420
|
2,620
|
2,880
|
3,020
|
3,100
|
3,310
|
3,420
|
3,720
|
|
Bournemouth
|
2,530
|
2,540
|
2,670
|
2,900
|
2,980
|
3,010
|
3,140
|
3,220
|
3,400
|
|
Bracknell Forest
|
2,570
|
2,640
|
2,760
|
2,950
|
3,120
|
3,190
|
3,310
|
3,390
|
3,610
|
|
Bradford
|
2,440
|
2,570
|
2,770
|
3,060
|
3,320
|
3,400
|
3,590
|
3,700
|
3,950
|
|
Brent
|
3,080
|
3,190
|
3,390
|
3,580
|
3,830
|
4,010
|
4,270
|
4,440
|
4,720
|
|
Brighton and Hove
|
2,600
|
2,680
|
2,860
|
3,100
|
3,270
|
3,350
|
3,500
|
3,610
|
3,760
|
|
Bristol, City of
|
2,400
|
2,480
|
2,660
|
2,890
|
3,070
|
3,220
|
3,400
|
3,550
|
3,800
|
|
Bromley
|
2,560
|
2,670
|
2,820
|
3,020
|
3,190
|
3,250
|
3,380
|
3,490
|
3,690
|
|
Buckinghamshire
|
2,520
|
2,550
|
2,720
|
2,930
|
3,090
|
3,160
|
3,300
|
3,410
|
3,600
|
|
Bury
|
2,220
|
2,370
|
2,550
|
2,760
|
2,920
|
3,000
|
3,210
|
3,320
|
3,530
|
|
Calderdale
|
2,290
|
2,420
|
2,630
|
2,870
|
3,020
|
3,090
|
3,330
|
3,430
|
3,660
|
|
Cambridgeshire
|
2,300
|
2,410
|
2,590
|
2,790
|
2,920
|
2,980
|
3,220
|
3,340
|
3,530
|
|
Camden
|
3,700
|
3,670
|
3,960
|
4,280
|
4,580
|
4,750
|
5,140
|
5,380
|
5,590
|
|
Cheshire
|
2,270
|
2,350
|
2,510
|
2,720
|
2,870
|
2,920
|
3,100
|
3,190
|
3,410
|
|
Cornwall
|
2,310
|
2,510
|
2,680
|
2,900
|
3,070
|
3,130
|
3,300
|
3,370
|
3,570
|
|
Coventry
|
2,420
|
2,580
|
2,760
|
3,000
|
3,150
|
3,210
|
3,420
|
3,560
|
3,820
|
|
Croydon
|
2,800
|
2,850
|
3,030
|
3,220
|
3,410
|
3,510
|
3,660
|
3,800
|
3,990
|
|
Cumbria
|
2,160
|
2,380
|
2,560
|
2,810
|
3,000
|
3,050
|
3,310
|
3,400
|
3,620
|
|
Darlington
|
2,270
|
2,380
|
2,580
|
2,830
|
2,990
|
3,030
|
3,260
|
3,400
|
3,640
|
|
Derby
|
2,410
|
2,540
|
2,750
|
2,960
|
3,090
|
3,200
|
3,370
|
3,490
|
3,700
|
|
Derbyshire
|
2,240
|
2,350
|
2,520
|
2,740
|
2,870
|
2,950
|
3,150
|
3,230
|
3,450
|
|
Devon
|
2,480
|
2,540
|
2,650
|
2,860
|
3,000
|
3,060
|
3,250
|
3,320
|
3,510
|
|
Doncaster
|
2,350
|
2,470
|
2,650
|
2,880
|
3,020
|
3,130
|
3,450
|
3,540
|
3,760
|
|
Dorset
|
2,420
|
2,450
|
2,600
|
2,800
|
2,930
|
2,980
|
3,100
|
3,190
|
3,360
|
|
Dudley
|
2,100
|
2,300
|
2,470
|
2,670
|
2,820
|
2,900
|
3,110
|
3,210
|
3,480
|
|
Durham
|
2,280
|
2,410
|
2,580
|
2,850
|
3,090
|
3,130
|
3,330
|
3,430
|
3,700
|
|
Ealing
|
2,750
|
2,950
|
3,150
|
3,400
|
3,640
|
3,750
|
4,100
|
4,260
|
4,570
|
|
East Riding of Yorkshire
|
2,230
|
2,360
|
2,530
|
2,770
|
2,930
|
2,960
|
3,150
|
3,230
|
3,440
|
|
East Sussex
|
2,520
|
2,610
|
2,780
|
3,020
|
3,180
|
3,230
|
3,370
|
3,490
|
3,670
|
|
Enfield
|
2,770
|
2,890
|
3,090
|
3,290
|
3,500
|
3,670
|
3,870
|
4,020
|
4,190
|
|
Essex
|
2,530
|
2,590
|
2,730
|
2,950
|
3,120
|
3,180
|
3,340
|
3,450
|
3,620
|
|
Gateshead
|
2,220
|
2,470
|
2,640
|
2,890
|
3,100
|
3,220
|
3,470
|
3,550
|
3,740
|
|
Gloucestershire
|
2,340
|
2,430
|
2,600
|
2,820
|
2,960
|
3,020
|
3,150
|
3,210
|
3,420
|
|
Greenwich
|
3,270
|
3,340
|
3,620
|
3,960
|
4,190
|
4,330
|
4,620
|
4,770
|
5,100
|
|
Hackney
|
3,850
|
3,870
|
4,210
|
4,520
|
4,750
|
4,960
|
5,300
|
5,440
|
5,810
|
|
Halton
|
2,460
|
2,550
|
2,740
|
3,000
|
3,240
|
3,370
|
3,610
|
3,730
|
3,960
|
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
3,620
|
3,640
|
3,900
|
4,240
|
4,510
|
4,790
|
5,040
|
5,230
|
5,410
|
|
Hampshire
|
2,390
|
2,470
|
2,600
|
2,810
|
2,990
|
3,050
|
3,200
|
3,290
|
3,450
|
|
Haringey
|
3,190
|
3,290
|
3,570
|
3,850
|
4,130
|
4,290
|
4,490
|
4,670
|
4,850
|
|
Harrow
|
2,670
|
2,740
|
2,900
|
3,120
|
3,300
|
3,390
|
3,720
|
3,870
|
4,130
|
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22 Feb 2007 : Column 906W
|
Hartlepool
|
2,330
|
2,460
|
2,630
|
2,840
|
3,020
|
3,160
|
3,490
|
3,600
|
3,850
|
|
Havering
|
2,520
|
2,630
|
2,750
|
2,930
|
3,120
|
3,190
|
3,360
|
3,460
|
3,640
|
|
Herefordshire
|
2,510
|
2,550
|
2,700
|
2,910
|
3,040
|
3,120
|
3,400
|
3,490
|
3,700
|
|
Hertfordshire
|
2,490
|
2,550
|
2,680
|
2,900
|
3,060
|
3,110
|
3,290
|
3,390
|
3,530
|
|
Hillingdon
|
2,690
|
2,780
|
2,960
|
3,140
|
3,250
|
3,330
|
3,630
|
3,780
|
4,030
|
|
Hounslow
|
2,770
|
2,880
|
3,090
|
3,320
|
3,500
|
3,690
|
4,040
|
4,160
|
4,440
|
|
Isle of Wight
|
2,570
|
2,680
|
2,840
|
3,070
|
3,240
|
3,300
|
3,420
|
3,530
|
3,700
|
|
Islington
|
3,520
|
3,650
|
3,920
|
4,340
|
4,640
|
4,800
|
5,080
|
5,280
|
5,600
|
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
3,540
|
3,600
|
3,990
|
4,360
|
4,720
|
5,050
|
5,240
|
5,440
|
5,600
|
|
Kent
|
2,480
|
2,580
|
2,740
|
2,960
|
3,130
|
3,200
|
3,330
|
3,460
|
3,600
|
|
Kingston Upon Hull, City of
|
2,510
|
2,580
|
2,770
|
3,030
|
3,200
|
3,340
|
3,580
|
3,680
|
3,900
|
|
Kingston upon Thames
|
2,490
|
2,580
|
2,740
|
2,970
|
3,190
|
3,240
|
3,410
|
3,520
|
3,780
|
|
Kirklees
|
2,330
|
2,460
|
2,670
|
2,890
|
3,070
|
3,160
|
3,390
|
3,520
|
3,750
|
|
Knowsley
|
2,640
|
2,790
|
2,980
|
3,300
|
3,580
|
3,700
|
3,860
|
3,950
|
4,140
|
|
Lambeth
|
3,870
|
3,910
|
4,170
|
4,470
|
4,680
|
4,900
|
5,160
|
5,350
|
5,600
|
|
Lancashire
|
2,340
|
2,460
|
2,630
|
2,870
|
3,030
|
3,090
|
3,250
|
3,360
|
3,570
|
|
Leeds
|
2,310
|
2,420
|
2,580
|
2,840
|
3,070
|
3,170
|
3,350
|
3,430
|
3,640
|
|
Leicester
|
2,560
|
2,680
|
2,890
|
3,110
|
3,260
|
3,410
|
3,730
|
3,850
|
4,080
|
|
Leicestershire
|
2,300
|
2,360
|
2,510
|
2,710
|
2,850
|
2,880
|
2,990
|
3,090
|
3,260
|
|
Lewisham
|
3,550
|
3,600
|
3,830
|
4,100
|
4,350
|
4,540
|
4,800
|
4,900
|
5,230
|
|
Lincolnshire
|
2,330
|
2,450
|
2,600
|
2,820
|
2,980
|
3,060
|
3,260
|
3,350
|
3,570
|
|
Liverpool
|
2,620
|
2,760
|
2,940
|
3,300
|
3,550
|
3,650
|
3,790
|
3,880
|
4,070
|
|
Luton
|
2,750
|
2,760
|
2,960
|
3,180
|
3,340
|
3,470
|
3,700
|
3,810
|
4,040
|
|
Manchester
|
2,730
|
2,850
|
3,090
|
3,470
|
3,720
|
3,820
|
4,040
|
4,120
|
4,330
|
|
Medway
|
2,460
|
2,550
|
2,720
|
2,930
|
3,080
|
3,170
|
3,260
|
3,350
|
3,500
|
|
Merton
|
2,700
|
2,740
|
2,920
|
3,180
|
3,430
|
3,420
|
3,720
|
3,860
|
4,130
|
|
Middlesbrough
|
2,470
|
2,620
|
2,830
|
3,060
|
3,270
|
3,450
|
3,700
|
3,890
|
4,160
|
|
Milton Keynes
|
2,690
|
2,650
|
2,800
|
3,020
|
3,190
|
3,260
|
3,430
|
3,560
|
3,770
|
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
2,640
|
2,620
|
2,800
|
3,060
|
3,260
|
3,380
|
3,620
|
3,720
|
3,940
|
|
Newham
|
3,280
|
3,380
|
3,570
|
3,780
|
4,050
|
4,210
|
4,470
|
4,610
|
4,870
|
|
Norfolk
|
2,430
|
2,500
|
2,660
|
2,890
|
3,060
|
3,130
|
3,300
|
3,420
|
3,610
|
|
North East Lincolnshire
|
2,370
|
2,500
|
2,690
|
2,930
|
3,120
|
3,190
|
3,350
|
3,450
|
3,690
|
|
North Lincolnshire
|
2,320
|
2,500
|
2,680
|
2,870
|
2,990
|
3,050
|
3,310
|
3,400
|
3,650
|
|
North Somerset
|
2,290
|
2,400
|
2,580
|
2,780
|
2,890
|
2,940
|
3,120
|
3,200
|
3,420
|
|
North Tyneside
|
2,230
|
2,340
|
2,510
|
2,750
|
2,920
|
3,080
|
3,300
|
3,370
|
3,550
|
|
North Yorkshire
|
2,300
|
2,410
|
2,590
|
2,820
|
2,970
|
3,030
|
3,270
|
3,340
|
3,540
|
|
Northamptonshire
|
2,280
|
2,380
|
2,560
|
2,760
|
2,900
|
2,970
|
3,200
|
3,280
|
3,490
|
|
Northumberland
|
2,250
|
2,380
|
2,540
|
2,760
|
2,930
|
2,980
|
3,230
|
3,330
|
3,580
|
|
Nottingham
|
2,670
|
2,750
|
2,970
|
3,220
|
3,400
|
3,570
|
3,720
|
3,870
|
4,170
|
|
Nottinghamshire
|
2,340
|
2,370
|
2,520
|
2,760
|
2,900
|
2,960
|
3,120
|
3,200
|
3,400
|
|
Oldham
|
2,360
|
2,480
|
2,710
|
2,940
|
3,090
|
3,270
|
3,500
|
3,630
|
3,890
|
|
Oxfordshire
|
2,540
|
2,580
|
2,730
|
2,950
|
3,110
|
3,170
|
3,330
|
3,430
|
3,610
|
|
Peterborough
|
2,480
|
2,590
|
2,800
|
3,020
|
3,160
|
3,250
|
3,480
|
3,620
|
3,830
|
|
Plymouth
|
2,510
|
2,570
|
2,690
|
2,890
|
3,020
|
3,100
|
3,210
|
3,290
|
3,500
|
|
Poole
|
2,440
|
2,420
|
2,540
|
2,720
|
2,850
|
2,900
|
3,000
|
3,030
|
3,260
|
|
Portsmouth
|
2,550
|
2,650
|
2,810
|
3,010
|
3,220
|
3,300
|
3,440
|
3,560
|
3,730
|
|
Reading
|
2,510
|
2,660
|
2,810
|
3,050
|
3,210
|
3,380
|
3,580
|
3,740
|
4,000
|
|
Redbridge
|
2,770
|
2,830
|
2,970
|
3,130
|
3,290
|
3,370
|
3,590
|
3,730
|
3,940
|
|
Redcar and Cleveland
|
2,330
|
2,450
|
2,620
|
2,850
|
3,090
|
3,210
|
3,460
|
3,590
|
3,790
|
|
Richmond upon Thames
|
2,630
|
2,610
|
2,760
|
2,980
|
3,160
|
3,210
|
3,370
|
3,500
|
3,720
|
|
Rochdale
|
2,380
|
2,510
|
2,720
|
2,970
|
3,140
|
3,330
|
3,520
|
3,660
|
3,930
|
|
Rotherham
|
2,360
|
2,440
|
2,620
|
2,890
|
3,110
|
3,190
|
3,420
|
3,490
|
3,690
|
|
Rutland
|
2,280
|
2,390
|
2,590
|
2,770
|
2,960
|
2,990
|
3,220
|
3,310
|
3,590
|
|
Salford
|
2,380
|
2,530
|
2,720
|
3,030
|
3,300
|
3,380
|
3,600
|
3,690
|
3,930
|
|
Sandwell
|
2,380
|
2,550
|
2,740
|
2,950
|
3,130
|
3,250
|
3,520
|
3,650
|
3,910
|
|
Sefton
|
2,300
|
2,430
|
2,590
|
2,840
|
3,010
|
3,130
|
3,320
|
3,390
|
3,580
|
|
Sheffield
|
2,420
|
2,500
|
2,690
|
2,990
|
3,180
|
3,230
|
3,430
|
3,520
|
3,700
|
|
Shropshire
|
2,400
|
2,450
|
2,620
|
2,830
|
2,990
|
3,040
|
3,250
|
3,350
|
3,570
|
|
Slough
|
2,820
|
3,040
|
3,210
|
3,430
|
3,620
|
3,730
|
3,980
|
4,130
|
4,320
|
|
Solihull
|
2,180
|
2,320
|
2,450
|
2,620
|
2,760
|
2,840
|
3,130
|
3,200
|
3,400
|
|
Somerset
|
2,350
|
2,440
|
2,620
|
2,830
|
2,980
|
3,040
|
3,190
|
3,290
|
3,460
|
|
South Gloucestershire
|
2,200
|
2,330
|
2,500
|
2,680
|
2,800
|
2,850
|
3,010
|
3,090
|
3,300
|
|
South Tyneside
|
2,370
|
2,500
|
2,690
|
2,960
|
3,170
|
3,290
|
3,580
|
3,700
|
3,890
|
|
Southampton
|
2,590
|
2,690
|
2,840
|
3,070
|
3,250
|
3,330
|
3,520
|
3,640
|
3,850
|
|
Southend-on-Sea
|
2,600
|
2,640
|
2,790
|
3,020
|
3,200
|
3,250
|
3,400
|
3,510
|
3,690
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Southwark
|
3,570
|
3,660
|
3,930
|
4,210
|
4,460
|
4,650
|
4,850
|
4,970
|
5,370
|
|
St. Helens
|
2,300
|
2,410
|
2,570
|
2,800
|
3,030
|
3,170
|
3,420
|
3,510
|
3,690
|
|
Staffordshire
|
2,210
|
2,300
|
2,450
|
2,650
|
2,790
|
2,810
|
3,040
|
3,130
|
3,330
|
|
Stockport
|
2,200
|
2,300
|
2,470
|
2,690
|
2,850
|
2,900
|
3,100
|
3,190
|
3,390
|
|
Stockton-on-Tees
|
2,290
|
2,400
|
2,560
|
2,840
|
3,070
|
3,200
|
3,440
|
3,530
|
3,700
|
|
Stoke-on-Trent
|
2,320
|
2,420
|
2,590
|
2,850
|
3,070
|
3,210
|
3,480
|
3,590
|
3,820
|
|
Suffolk
|
2,410
|
2,440
|
2,580
|
2,780
|
2,910
|
2,960
|
3,110
|
3,220
|
3,410
|
|
Sunderland
|
2,330
|
2,450
|
2,600
|
2,850
|
3,040
|
3,170
|
3,430
|
3,540
|
3,750
|
|
Surrey
|
2,500
|
2,560
|
2,700
|
2,900
|
3,060
|
3,120
|
3,270
|
3,350
|
3,570
|
|
Sutton
|
2,720
|
2,740
|
2,890
|
3,060
|
3,240
|
3,300
|
3,460
|
3,590
|
3,750
|
|
Swindon
|
2,460
|
2,450
|
2,570
|
2,770
|
2,910
|
2,950
|
3,180
|
3,270
|
3,490
|
|
Tameside
|
2,270
|
2,390
|
2,560
|
2,790
|
3,000
|
3,090
|
3,290
|
3,420
|
3,610
|
|
Telford and Wrekin
|
2,450
|
2,530
|
2,690
|
2,940
|
3,110
|
3,130
|
3,320
|
3,410
|
3,630
|
|
Thurrock
|
2,700
|
2,760
|
2,910
|
3,120
|
3,290
|
3,380
|
3,550
|
3,680
|
3,820
|
|
Torbay
|
2,520
|
2,540
|
2,660
|
2,880
|
3,000
|
3,030
|
3,180
|
3,260
|
3,450
|
|
Tower Hamlets
|
3,690
|
3,850
|
4,240
|
4,510
|
4,830
|
5,050
|
5,460
|
5,600
|
6,020
|
|
Trafford
|
2,250
|
2,340
|
2,510
|
2,720
|
2,900
|
2,930
|
3,160
|
3,220
|
3,460
|
|
Wakefield
|
2,270
|
2,350
|
2,520
|
2,760
|
2,930
|
3,010
|
3,210
|
3,300
|
3,590
|
|
Walsall
|
2,270
|
2,410
|
2,600
|
2,850
|
3,010
|
3,070
|
3,300
|
3,420
|
3,730
|
|
Waltham Forest
|
3,090
|
3,130
|
3,320
|
3,560
|
3,810
|
3,960
|
4,100
|
4,270
|
4,440
|
|
Wandsworth
|
3,280
|
3,330
|
3,570
|
3,820
|
4,060
|
4,140
|
4,500
|
4,610
|
4,940
|
|
Warrington
|
2,240
|
2,320
|
2,450
|
2,660
|
2,820
|
2,880
|
3,030
|
3,100
|
3,310
|
|
Warwickshire
|
2,240
|
2,370
|
2,540
|
2,740
|
2,880
|
2,960
|
3,170
|
3,260
|
3,450
|
|
West Berkshire
|
2,330
|
2,470
|
2,600
|
2,850
|
3,030
|
3,050
|
3,320
|
3,410
|
3,680
|
|
West Sussex
|
2,540
|
2,540
|
2,660
|
2,860
|
3,030
|
3,110
|
3,260
|
3,340
|
3,510
|
|
Westminster
|
3,540
|
3,540
|
3,860
|
4,140
|
4,400
|
4,620
|
4,970
|
5,100
|
5,340
|
|
Wigan
|
2,250
|
2,360
|
2,540
|
2,760
|
2,920
|
2,980
|
3,200
|
3,310
|
3,520
|
|
Wiltshire
|
2,380
|
2,460
|
2,610
|
2,810
|
2,950
|
3,010
|
3,240
|
3,310
|
3,510
|
|
Windsor and Maidenhead
|
2,510
|
2,610
|
2,750
|
2,990
|
3,180
|
3,210
|
3,350
|
3,450
|
3,670
|
|
Wirral
|
2,330
|
2,530
|
2,680
|
2,910
|
3,120
|
3,270
|
3,420
|
3,500
|
3,680
|
|
Wokingham
|
2,320
|
2,400
|
2,510
|
2,730
|
2,900
|
2,980
|
3,170
|
3,260
|
3,530
|
|
Wolverhampton
|
2,410
|
2,530
|
2,750
|
3,020
|
3,180
|
3,350
|
3,530
|
3,660
|
3,900
|
|
Worcestershire
|
2,420
|
2,400
|
2,510
|
2,720
|
2,860
|
2,900
|
3,030
|
3,120
|
3,330
|
|
York
|
2,250
|
2,360
|
2,520
|
2,730
|
2,860
|
2,910
|
3,030
|
3,120
|
3,330
|
Notes:
1. Price Base: Real terms at 2005-06 prices, based on GDP deflators as at 27.09.06
2. Figures reflect relevant sub-blocks of Standard Spending Assessment/Education Formula Spending (EFS) settlements and exclude the pensions transfer to EFS.
3. Total funding also includes all revenue grants in DfES Departmental Expenditure Limits relevant to pupils aged 3-10 and exclude Education Maintenance Allowances (EMAs) and grants not allocated at LEA level. For those authorities in receipt of advance of grant under the transitional support arrangements for 2004-05, advance grant funding is included in the year of payment (2004-05). There will be a consequential reduction in DfES grant for these LEAs in future years (either 2006-07 and 2007-08 or 2006-07 to 2008-09, depending on the terms on which the advance was given to the LEA).
4. The pupil numbers used to convert £m figures to £per pupil are those underlying the SSA/EFS settlement calculations plus PLASC 3 year old maintained pupils and estimated 3-4 year olds funded through state support in maintained and other educational institutions where these are not included in the SSA pupil numbers.
5. Rounding: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
6. 1997-98 figures for authorities subject to Local Government Reorganisation in that year have been estimated, pro-rata to their post LGR figures.
7. The introduction of the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) in 2006-07 means that consistent figures are not available for 2006-07 onwards.
8. The (DSG) fundamentally changed how Local Authorities are funded. Previously, authorities funding was based on Education Formula Spending (EFS) which formed the education part of the Local Government Finance Settlement, plus various grants. This was an assessment of what local authorities needed to fund education rather than what they spent. In 2006-07 funding for schools changed with the introduction of the DSG which is based largely on an authority’s previous spending.
9. In addition, DSG has a different coverage to EFS: EFS comprised a schools block and an LEA block (to cover LEA central functions) whereas DSG only covers the school block. LEA block items are still funded through DCLG’s Local Government Finance Settlement but education items cannot be separately identified.
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