asked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the average expenditure per pupil in age groups four to seven, eight to 11, 12 to 16, and 16 plus in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. [HL762]
The department is unable to provide the information requested for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, as the figures are not comparable. Expenditure on pupils by age is not collected but the table below provides the available information for England:
2005-06 England (£ per pupil) Primary school based expenditure per pupil 1,4,5 3,150 Secondary school based expenditure per pupil 1,2,4,5 4,070 Combined local authority and school based expenditure per pupil 3,4,5 4,450 Notes: 1. School based expenditure includes only expenditure incurred directly by local authority schools. This includes the pay of teachers and school-based support staff, school premises costs, books and equipment, and certain other supplies and services, less any capital items funded from recurrent spending and income from sales, fees and charges and rents and rates. This excludes the central cost of support services such as home to school transport, local authority administration and the financing of capital expenditure. The pupil data are drawn from the DfES Annual Schools Census and adjusted to be on a financial-year basis. 2. Secondary school based expenditure includes any sixth form expenditure by local authority maintained schools. 3. Combined local authority and school based expenditure includes all expenditure on the education of children in local authority maintained establishments and pupils educated by the authority other than in maintained establishments. This includes both school based expenditure and all elements of central LA expenditure except youth and community and capital expenditure from revenue (CERA). Certain elements of central local authority expenditure cannot be attributed to a particular phase of education and consequently a sector breakdown is not available. Pupil figures include all pre-primary pupils, including those under 5s funded by the authority and being educated in private settings, pupils educated in maintained mainstream schools and any other local authority maintained pupils. All pupil numbers are adjusted to be on a financial year basis. 4. The expenditure are drawn from local authorities Section 52 Outturn Statements (Table A) submitted to the DfES for 2005-06. The data are subject to change by the local authority. Expenditure on pupils by age is not collected by the department. 5. Figures are rounded to the nearest £10.