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Introduction

Section 251 is part of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. Local authorities submit statements on planned and actual expenditure on education and children鈥檚 social care. Local authorities submit their statements to the Secretary of State for Education.

The Department for Education (DfE) uses the data for publishing statistics, constructing benchmarking tables, answering parliamentary questions and responding to other data requests.

Comparing information is important for schools forums and others in discussions about budget levels and use of funds.

Section 251 budget guidance for local authorities

Local authorities record their total dedicated schools grant (DSG) planned expenditure and other non-statutory spending. They must provide details of planned expenditure for their schools, including spending on early years, high needs and post-16. They must also provide details of their children and young people鈥檚 services budget.

The (ODT, 162 KB) explains how local authorities record their budget statements.

We鈥檝e published 2 videos relating to the section 251 budget:

Budget statements should be submitted in the (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 107 KB) using COLLECT (DfE鈥檚 data collection and management system for education).

You can read our section 251 COLLECT instructions for more information.

The (MS Word Document, 69.1 KB) is a formal request for the collection of section 251 data. It鈥檚 prepared on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.

Section 251 budget data

The section 251 budget data statements are the primary means of informing schools and the public in general about local authority funding and expenditure plans. They are intended to give detailed information on each local authorities planned expenditure on their education and children鈥檚 social care functions in a form that allows benchmarking.

Budget summary level: 2018 to 2019

This is a summary of the (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 34.6 KB) at a national level, split by sector and budget line.

Budget detailed level: local authority information 2018 to 2019

This is a detailed view of the (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 993 KB) submitted by local authorities, split by local authority and budget line.

Budget detailed level: high needs table 2018 to 2019

This is a detailed view of the (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 152 KB) submitted by local authorities, split by local authority and budget line.

Budget detailed level: early years table 2018 to 2019

This is a detailed view of the (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 198 KB) submitted by local authorities, split by local authority and budget line.

Section 251 budget 2018 to 2019: individual local authority expenditure data

This is a detailed view of the (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 4.04 MB).

Section 251 benchmarking data

The benchmarking tables of planned expenditure are drawn from the published section 251 budget statements for the 2018 to 2019 financial year and are primarily aimed at schools forums and local authorities.

The following tables give detailed information on each local authority鈥檚 planned expenditure on education in a form which enables comparison between local authorities.

(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 2.73 MB) shows section 251 net budget data on a per capita (per pupil or per head of population) basis, to enable easy comparison between local authorities

(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 2.73 MB) shows section 251 gross budget data on a per capita (per pupil or per head of population) basis, to enable easy comparison between local authorities

(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 25.1 KB) shows the pupil and population numbers used to calculate the 鈥減er capita鈥� figures used in the other tables

(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 693 KB) shows year on year changes in selected items of planned spending to enable easy comparison across financial years

(MS Excel Spreadsheet, 632 KB) shows additional information on planned expenditure, including dedicated schools grant allocations and the percentages of schools with minimum funding guarantee

(MS Word Document, 86.3 KB) and (MS Word Document, 62.9 KB) provide information on how to use the local authority benchmarking data.

Section 251 outturn

Read the (MS Word Document, 218 KB) to find out how to complete the outturn statement.

Use the (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 103 KB) to provide details of actual expenditure for your schools.

The (PDF, 139 KB, 2 pages) is the formal request prepared on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education.

The (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 42.5 KB) is a summary of the section 251 outturn data at a national level, split by sector and outturn line.

The (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.47 MB) is a detailed view of the section 251 schools outturn data submitted by local authorities, split by local authority and outturn line.

It also shows the section 251 children and young people鈥檚 outturn data submitted by local authorities, split by local authority and outturn line.

The (2.9 MB) is a detailed view of the section 251 data split into individual local authority tables.