Budgets

For general and legal information on school budgets, view the guide to the law of school governors (pdf) and school budget regulations 2002 (link will open in a new window).

Education budget statements

Section 52 2010/11 (excel)
Section 52 2009/10 (excel)
Section 52 2008/9 (excel)
Section 52 2007/8 (excel)
Section 52 2006/7 (excel)
Section 52 2005/6 (excel)
Section 52 2004/5 (excel)

Three year budgets

Indicative schools budgets for 2010/11 - cover letter (word)
Letter from Gary Redhead, assistant director, schools planing and resource development.

Summary of school's actual budget allocation 2008/09, 2009/10 and estimate for 2010/11 (excel)
A broad estimate of funding based on current pupil numbers.

Indicative schools budgets for 2009/10 and 2010/11 - cover letter (word)
Letter from Gary Redhead, assistant director, schools planing and resource development.

Summary of schools' budget allocation for 2008/09 and estimates for 2009/10 and 2010/11 (excel)
A broad estimate of funding based on current pupil numbers.

More information on budgets:

CFR guidance notes
New guidance notes for the consistent financial reporting return. Deadline date was Friday 19 June 2009.

Budget return for schools not buying into bursarial services 2010 (excel)
Spreadsheet to profile and send the school budget to education accountancy. Return agreed budget deadline date was Friday 7 May 2010.

Minimum funding guarantee (MFG) calculator
Link to the MFG calculator 2008/11 and associated technical guidance notes for primary and secondary schools only (link will open in a new window).

Central expenditure limit (CEL) calculator
Link to the CEL calculator 2008/11 and associated technical guidance notes (link will open in a new window).

School funding 2006/8 (ppt)
December twilight briefing by Gary Redhead. Microsoft powerpoint must be installed on your computer in order to open this file.

Finance training (ppt)
Presentation by Lindsay Buckley for the deputy headteachers' forum on 28 March 2006. Microsoft powerpoint must be installed on your computer in order to open this file.

School final data 2006/7 (excel)
Information for headteachers. You will need a password to access this spreadsheet.

Estimate guidance notes 2010/11 (word)
The purpose of these notes is to assist schools in the technical aspects of budget setting.