Under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act the county council must submit statements of education spending in a prescribed format to the The Department for Education for both budget and outturn.

The budget statement must be submitted by 30 April of the financial year and the Outturn Statement by 23 August following the year end.

Budget statement 2023-24

Previous statements

Budget statement 2022-23

S251 Budget 2022-23 (xlsx format, KB)

Budget statement 2021-22

• S251 Budget 2021-22 (xlsx format, Kb)

Budget statement 2020-21

No section 251 budget submission was made by local authorities for 2020-21, as this was cancelled by the DfE to allow focus on the impact of coronavius (COVID-19).

Budget statement 2019-20

• S251 Budget 2019-20 (xlsx format, Kb)

Budget statement 2018-19

• S251 Budget 2018-19 (xls format, 28Kb)

Budget statement 2017-18

• S251 Budget 2017-18 (xls format, 28Kb)

Budget statements 2016-17

• S251 Budget 2016-17 - LA Table (xls format, 39Kb)
• S251 Budget 2016-17 – School Table Report (xls format, 26Kb)
• S251 Budget 2016-17 - EY Pro Forma Table (xls format, 29Kb)

Budget statements 2015-16

• S251 Budget 2015-16 - LA Table (xls format, 38Kb)
• S251 Budget 2015-16 – School Table Report (xls format, 26Kb)
• S251 Budget 2015-16 - EY Pro Forma Table (xls format, 29Kb)

Budget statements 2014-15

• S251 Budget 2014-15 - LA Table (xls format, 38Kb)
• S251 Budget 2014-15 – School Table Report (xls format, 26Kb)
• S251 Budget 2014-15 - EY Pro Forma Table (xls format, 29Kb)

Budget statements 2013-14

• EY Pro Forma Table (.xls format, 27Kb)
• S251 Budget 2013-14 - School Table Report (.xls format, 35Kb)
• LA Table (.xls format, 36Kb)

Budget statement 2012-13

• Budget Statements 2012/13 (.xls format, 1Mb)

Budget statement 2011-12

• Budget Statements 2011/12 (.pdf format, 1.5Mb)

Budget statement 2010-11

• Budget Statements 2010/11 (.xls format, 2.7Mb)

Section 52 Budget Returns

• Budget Statements 10/11 (.xls format, 2.3Mb)
• Budget Statements 09/10 (.xls format, 2.6Mb)
• Budget Statements 08/09 (.xls format, 2.8Mb)
• Budget Statements 07/08 (.xls format, 2.1Mb)
• Budget Statements 06/07 (.xls format, 2.1Mb)

Budget Statements 2005/06

• Table 0 - Transparent Account (.pdf format, 56Kb)
• Table 1 - LEA Level Information (.pdf format, 72Kb)
• Annex to Table 1 - Central Expenditure Limit (.pdf format, 69Kb)
• Annex to Table 1 - Youth Service (.pdf format, 59Kb)
• Tables 2 and 3 - School Level Information (.xls format, 1.6Mb)
• Table 4 - Schools Minimum Funding Guarantee (.pdf format, 106Kb)
• Table 5 - Funding Factors (.pdf format, 103Kb)
• Checksheet (.pdf format, 61Kb)

Outturn Report

• S251 Outturn 2022 - 2023 (xlsx format, 23 KB)

Previous outturn returns

2021 - 22

• S251 Outturn 2021-22 (xlsx format, 23 KB)

2020-21

• Section 251 Outturn statement 2020-21 (xlsx format, 25KB)

2019-20

• Section 251 Outturn statement 2019-20 (xlsx format, 43Kb)

2018-19

• Section 251 Outturn statement 2018-19 (xlsx format, 43Kb)

2017-18

• Section 251 Outturn statement 2017-18 (xlsx format, 43Kb)

2016-17

• Section 251 Outturn statement 2016-17 (xlsx format, 26Kb)

2015-16

• Section 251 Outturn statement 2015-16 (xls format, 32Kb)

2014-15

• Section 251 Outturn table A 2014-15 (xls format, 42Kb)
• Section 251 Outturn table A1 2014-15 (xls format, 36Kb)

2013-14

• Section 251 Outturn statement 2013-14 (xls format, 53Kb)

2012-13

• Section 251 Outturn statements 2012-13 (xls format, 83Kb)

Section 52 Outturn Returns

• Section 52 Outturn Statements 2010-11 (.xls format, 1Mb)
• Section 52 Outturn Statement 2009/10 (.xls format, 1Mb)
• Section 52 Outturn Statement 2008/09 (.xls format, 1Mb)
• Section 52 Outturn Statement 2007/08 (.xls format, 1.8Mb)
• Section 52 Outturn Statement 2006/07 (.xls format, 863Kb)
• Section 52 Outturn Statement 2005/06 (.xls format, 863Kb)