School budgets

Page updated on: 14/06/2024

Welsh Government Regulations require each Local Authority (LA) to publish annually Section 52 Statements indicating:

  • the level of resources (including grants) made available to schools during the financial year
  • how much the schools have spent
  • the level of income (including grants) schools have attracted
  • the level of balances carried forward from one financial period to the next.

The statements are submitted to Welsh Government and are available below.

Section 52 Planned Budget Statements

Contain details of the budget allocations for all schools within the Local Authority, along with the information showing how these allocations are calculated.

Section 52 Outturn Statements

Contain details of the expenditure and income of all schools within the Local Authority, including balances brought forward from the previous financial year and balances carried forward to the next financial year.

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