(2) how many primary schools in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum, (c) Hertfordshire and (d) England have had revenue balances in excess of those predicted in each year since 1997.
The Department collects figures of the balances held by schools and the amount of revenues raised by schools via the Section 52 Outturn statements. We have collected information on balances since 1999-2000. There are no figures available for previous years. The Section 52 Outturn statements are completed by all local authorities in England and we request only the final figures for the schools in their area. We do not collect predicted figures.
The following table shows the number of schools in Hertfordshire and England that held surplus balances from 1999-2000 to 2007-08. The Department does not hold figures by constituency.
Number LA name Primary schools in surplus Secondary schools in surplus 1999-2000 England 16,695 2,700 Hertfordshire 400 75 2000-01 England 17,138 2,919 Hertfordshire 421 79 2001-02 England 17,093 2,857 Hertfordshire 418 76 2002-03 England 16,535 2,693 Hertfordshire 415 68 2003-04 England 16,187 2,756 Hertfordshire 403 67 2004-05 England 16,506 2,834 Hertfordshire 413 73 2005-06 England 16,302 2,745 Hertfordshire 396 79 2006-07 England 16,213 2,740 Hertfordshire 398 79 2007-08 England 16,276 2,829 Hertfordshire 401 76 1 A school's total revenue balance is calculated from the combination of any unspent allocations (including unspent Standards Fund grants) and the cumulative balance of income less expenditure from revenue funding sources during the financial year and any balances carried forward from previous years. This is drawn by adding together the unspent allocations and balance carried forward columns from local authorities Section 52 Outturn Statements 1999-2000 to 2001-02 (Table 2), Consistent Financial Reporting categories B01 and B02 from local authorities Section 52 Outturn Statements (Table B) 2002-03 to 2005-06 and Consistent Financial Reporting categories B01, B02 and B06 from local authorities Section 52 Outturn Statements (Table B) 2006-07 onwards. 2 School level revenue balances are not available prior to the inception of Section 52 for the 1999-2000 financial year.
In February 2009, we published the figures for balances and deficits held by schools for the financial year 2007-08. Last month, the Department began receiving submissions from local authorities providing information for 2008-09. The Department is now in the process of confirming and clarifying this information and we expect to publish the figures for balances and deficits held by schools for the financial year 2008-09 in 2010.