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What the council spends on schools

Find out exactly what it costs us to run Bristol's schools and early years education.

Councils have to produce annual statements showing how they much they planned to spend and actually spent on education and children's social care.

Planned spending

  • pdf 2019 - 2020 Bristol schools budget - Early Years, Local Authority and High Needs (353 KB)

Previous year's planned spending

  • pdf 2018 - 2019 Bristol schools budget - Early Years, High Needs and Local Authority (357 KB)

  • pdf 2017 - 2018 Bristol schools budget - Early Years, High Needs and Local Authority (322 KB)

  • pdf 2016 - 2017 S251 Budget table (27 KB)

  • pdf 2016 - 2017 S251 High Needs table (41 KB)
  • pdf 2016 - 2017 S251 working paper for Early Years (45 KB)

Actual spending

    • pdf 2018 - 2019: Table A and Table A1: LA level and Children and Young People service spend (200 KB)
    • pdf 2017 - 2018: Table A and Table A1: LA level and Children and Young People service spend (206 KB)

    • pdf 2016 - 2017: Table A and Table A1: LA level and Children and Young People service spend (230 KB)

    • pdf 2015 - 2016 Table A1: Children and young people's service (20 KB)

  • pdf 2015-2016 Table A: Local Authority level information (22 KB)

  • spreadsheet 2014 - 2015  (60 KB)
  • spreadsheet 2013 - 2014 (47 KB)
  • pdf 2012 - 2013 (85 KB)
  • pdf 2011 - 2012  (53 KB)
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