For the year 2005-06 the Section 52 Budget Statement comprised of eight parts.

Table 0: The Transparent Account (87Kb PDF file)

This table provides an account of the main sources of funding available to Local Education Authorities (LEAs) for their schools and of the funding delivered to schools, giving a comparison with the previous year 2004/05.

Table 1: LEA Level Information (the total planned education spending by the LEA) (39Kb PDF file)

Provides details of the LEA's Education Budget for 2005/06, the greater part of the budget falls within the Schools Budget. The non-school element of the budget consists of: (1) Strategic Management, (2) Non devolved specific grants, (3) Centrally retained element of Special Education, (4) School Improvement, (5) Access, and lastly (6) Youth & Community.

Annex A Table 1: Central Expenditure Limit (113Kb PDF file)

This relates to the central expenditure of each LEA within the schools budget, and is so designed for LEAs to show that they have complied with the limit on central spend within the Schools budget.

The Central Expenditure Limit exists to ensure that the LEA Budget (Nonschools budget) does not rise faster than the School Budget. Should the LEA Budget be in danger of rising faster than Schools Budget, the LEA would need Secretary of State approval, and would need to provide sound reasons as to why the percentage increase in LEA Budget (Non-schools budget) is higher than that of the Schools Budget.

Annex B to Table 1: Youth Service (83Kb PDF file)

This table provides information at a summary level of planned net expenditure for the Youth Service.

Table 2: School Level Information (47Kb PDF file)

Lists all schools giving details of individual school budget shares for 2005/06.

Table 2 is linked to Table 3 - it summarises the main formula funding elements and lists the budget share and the per pupil or place share in each school.

Table 3a: School Level Information (57Kb PDF file)

Lists Nursery, Primary, and Secondary schools and shows the calculation of each school's budget share for 2005/06.

Table 3b: School Level Information (24Kb PDF file)

Gives a listing of Special Schools and shows the calculation of each special school's budget share for 2005/06.

Note that table 3 shows how the LEA's formula (described in Table 5) has been applied to each school to calculate its budget share, including all the relevant factors and lump sums, and the numbers of pupils in each school year used to allocate pupil-led funding. It has been split into two parts to aid completion.

Table 4: Schools Minimum Funding Guarantee (31Kb PDF file)

Relates to Primary & Secondary schools. Lists schools and gives details of how the Minimum Funding Guarantee (MFG) has been applied. It does not include maintained nursery schools, special schools or new schools opening in 2005/06 (unless formed from the amalgamation of two existing schools).

Table 5: Funding Factors (830Kb PDF file)

This table includes the LEA's allocation formula and applies to Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools.

Table 5 is where the LEA is required to set out the detail of every formula factor, and each school must be able to relate its own budget share back to the items set out in this part. The LEA must therefore include a complete list of all the factors and values in their formula and details of the funds allocated across all schools according to each factor.

You can download the notes to published budget statements 2005-06 by clicking here (49KB PDF file)

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Contact us

Further information can be obtained from:

Head of Finance
Children and Young People's Service
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Silver Birch House
PO Box 416
Uplands Business Park
Blackhorse Lane
Walthamstow  E17 5SD

Tel 020 8496 3520
Fax 020 8496 3609
Email raina.turner@walthamforest.gov.uk

Contributors to S52 statement:

George Gati
Tel 020 8496 5698
Email george.gati@edu.lbwf.gov.uk