The Department allocates education funding to local authorities so the requested information for Castle Point constituency is not available. In addition it is for local authorities to determine how they spend their funds locally. The per pupil revenue funding figures for schools in England and Essex local authority since 1997 is shown in the following table:
England Pre LGR Essex Essex 1997-98 Pre-Primary and Primary Education 1,740 1,740 — Secondary Education 2,360 2,580 — Special Schools 9,830 8,730 — Total (including Pre-Primary) 2,080 2,020 — 1998-99 Pre-Primary and Primary Education 1,870 — 1,950 Secondary Education 2,450 — 2,690 Special Schools 10,110 — 9,590 Total (including Pre-Primary) 2,190 — 2,230 1999-2000 Primary Education 2,010 — 1,970 Pre-Primary and Primary Education 2,050 — 1,970 Secondary Education 2,610 — 2,730 Special Schools 10,900 — 9,550 Total (including Pre-Primary) 2,390 — 2,370 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 2,370 — 2,370 2000-01 Primary Education 2,210 — 2,240 Pre-Primary and Primary Education 2,280 — 2,250 Secondary Education 2,830 — 2,860 Special Schools 11,860 — 10,300 Total (including Pre-Primary) 2,620 — 2,590 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 2,590 — 2,590 2001-02 Primary Education 2,480 — 2,460 Pre-Primary and Primary Education 2,570 — 2,480 Secondary Education 3,150 — 3,190 Special Schools 13,030 — 11,330 Total (including Pre-Primary) 2,940 — 2,880 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 2,900 — 2,870 2002-03 Primary Education 2,530 — 2,570 Secondary Education 3,230 — 3,270 Special Schools 12,820 — 11,780 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 2,950 — 2,960 2003-04 Primary Education 2,750 — 2,750 Secondary Education 3,550 — 3,560 Special Schools 14,050 — 12,720 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 3,230 — 3,200 2004-05 Primary Education 2,910 — 2,900 Secondary Education 3,800 — 3,780 Special Schools 15,110 — 13,200 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 3,450 — 3,390 2005-06 Primary Education 3,150 — 3,120 Secondary Education 4,070 — 4,010 Special Schools 16,430 — 14,280 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 3,720 — 3,630 2006-07 Primary Education 3,360 — 3,250 Secondary Education 4,320 — 4,260 Special Schools 17,480 — 14,530 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 3,950 — 3,820 2007-08 Primary Education 3,580 — 3,440 Secondary Education 4,620 — 4,550 Special Schools 18,650 — 15,440 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 4,210 — 4,070 2008-09 Primary Education 3,780 — 3,630 Secondary Education 4,890 — 4,780 Special Schools 19,790 — 16,860 Total (excluding Pre-primary) 4,460 — 4,280 Notes: 1. The financial information used in the answer to this PQ is taken from the Department's s52 data collection. 2. 1999-2000 saw a change in data source when the data collection moved from the ROI form collected by CLG to the Section 52 form from the DCSF. 2002-03 saw a further break in the time series following the introduction of Consistent Financial Reporting (CFR) and the associated restructuring of the outturn tables. The change in sources is shown by dotted lines. 3. Pupil numbers include only those pupils attending maintained establishments within each sector and are drawn from the DCSF Annual Schools Census adjusted to be on a financial year basis. 4. Local government reorganisation (LGR) took place during the mid to late 1990's. 5. Expenditure was not distinguished between the pre-primary and primary sectors until the inception of Section 52 for financial year 1999-2000. 6. School based expenditure in LA maintained nursery schools was not recorded in 2002-03 and comparable figures are not available for 2003-04 onwards. 7. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10. Cash terms figures as reported by local authorities as at 22 February 2010.