Financial year 2021-22

School finances during the Covid-19 pandemic

Data guidance

Published

Description

This document describes trends in schools’ finances as they transitioned into and out of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is an ad hoc statistical release and uses the annual published data found on the data sources and interpretation (opens in a new tab) within School Financial Benchmarking webpage. The methodology should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining how the data has been used.

Coverage

This release provides annual financial data for LA maintained schools over the following years:

  • 2019-20
  • 2020-21
  • 2021-22

It also included annual financial data for academies over the following academic years:

  • 2018/19
  • 2019/20
  • 2021/22

The information is based on financial data which is collected and published annually.

File formats and conventions

Rounding

These data sets have not had suppression applied and been rounded to nearest to zero decimal places for monetary values, and to one decimal place for percentages.

Data files

All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 per pupil expenditure categories

Filename
cfr_1922_exp_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Per pupil expenditure information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
categoryType of expenditure
pp_19_20Per pupil expenditure in 2019-20
pp_20_21Per pupil expenditure in 2020-21
pp_21_22Per pupil expenditure in 2021-22
pp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_gbp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 expenditure categories

Filename
cfr_1922_exp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Expenditure information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
19_20Total expenditure in 2019-20
20_21Total expenditure in 2020-21
21_22Total expenditure in 2021-22
categoryType of expenditure
difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
gbp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
gbp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 per pupil expenditure by phase

Filename
cfr_1922_exp_phase_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Per pupil expenditure information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, aggregated by phase. The data includes both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
overall_phaseOverall phase
pp_exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_exp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_exp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_gbp_exp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_exp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
total_expenditure_1920_ppPer pupil expenditure in 2019-20
total_expenditure_2021_ppPer pupil expenditure in 2020-21
total_expenditure_2122_ppPer pupil expenditure in 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Note that the 16 plus phase has been omitted from the commentary as there were no 16 plus schools reporting data in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
  3. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 expenditure by phase

Filename
cfr_1922_exp_phase_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Expenditure information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, aggregated by phase. The data includes both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
exp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
exp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
gbp_exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2020-21
gbp_exp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2019-20 to 2021-22
gbp_exp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary expenditure between 2020-21 to 2021-22
overall_phaseOverall phase
total_expenditure_1920Total expenditure in 2019-20
total_expenditure_2021Total expenditure in 2020-21
total_expenditure_2122Total expenditure in 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Note that the 16 plus phase has been omitted from the commentary as there were no 16 plus schools reporting data in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
  3. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 per pupil income categories

Filename
cfr_1922_inc_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Per pupil income information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
categoryType of income
pp_19_20Per pupil income in 2019-20
pp_20_21Per pupil income in 2020-21
pp_21_22Per pupil income in 2021-22
pp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_gbp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 income categories

Filename
cfr_1922_inc_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Income information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
19_20Total income in 2019-20
20_21Total income in 2020-21
21_22Total income in 2021-22
categoryType of income
difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
gbp_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
gbp_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 per pupil income by phase

Filename
cfr_1922_inc_phase_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Per pupil income information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, aggregated by phase. The data includes both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
overall_phaseOverall phase
pp_gbp_income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_gbp_income_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_income_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
pp_income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_income_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_income_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
total_income_1920_ppPer pupil income in 2019-20
total_income_2021_ppPer pupil income in 2020-21
total_income_2122_ppPer pupil income in 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Note that the 16 plus phase has been omitted from the commentary as there were no 16 plus schools reporting data in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
  3. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 income by phase

Filename
cfr_1922_inc_phase_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Income information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for all LA maintained schools, aggregated by phase. The data includes both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
gbp_income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
gbp_income_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
gbp_income_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2020-21
income_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2019-20 to 2021-22
income_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in income between 2020-21 to 2021-22
overall_phaseOverall phase
total_income_1920Total income in 2019-20
total_income_2021Total income in 2020-21
total_income_2122Total income in 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Note that the 16 plus phase has been omitted from the commentary as there were no 16 plus schools reporting data in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
  3. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 per pupil revenue reserves by phase

Filename
cfr_1922_rr_phase_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Per pupil revenue reserve information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for LA maintained schools, aggregated by phase. This data includes both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
overall_phaseOverall phase
pp_gbp_rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_gbp_rr_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_gbp_rr_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2020-21 to 2021-22
pp_rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2020-21
pp_rr_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2021-22
pp_rr_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2020-21 to 2021-22
total_rr_1920_ppPer pupil revenue reserve in 2019-20
total_rr_2021_ppPer pupil revenue reserve in 2020-21
total_rr_2122_ppPer pupil revenue reserve in 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Note that the 16 plus phase has been omitted from the commentary as there were no 16 plus schools reporting data in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
  3. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

LA maintained schools' 2019-2022 revenue reserves by phase

Filename
cfr_1922_rr_phase_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2021-22
Content

Revenue reserve information for the financial years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 for LA maintained schools, aggregated by phase. This data includes both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
gbp_rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2020-21
gbp_rr_difference_19_20_to_21_22Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2021-22
gbp_rr_difference_20_21_to_21_22Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2020-21 to 2021-22
overall_phaseOverall phase
rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2020-21
rr_difference_19_20_to_21_22Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2019-20 to 2021-22
rr_difference_20_21_to_21_22Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2020-21 to 2021-22
total_rr_1920Total revenue reserve in 2019-20
total_rr_2021Total revenue reserve in 2020-21
total_rr_2122Total revenue reserve in 2021-22
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Note that the 16 plus phase has been omitted from the commentary as there were no 16 plus schools reporting data in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
  3. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

Academies' 2018/2021 per pupil expenditure categories

Filename
aar_1821_exp_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Per pupil expenditure information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each expenditure category. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
categoryType of expenditure
pp_18_19Per pupil expenditure in 2018/19
pp_19_20Per pupil expenditure in 2019/20
pp_20_21Per pupil expenditure in 2020/21
pp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_gbp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

Academies' 2018/2021 expenditure categories

Filename
aar_1821_exp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Expenditure information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each expenditure category. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
18_19Total expenditure in 2018/19
19_20Total expenditure in 2019/20
20_21Total expenditure in 2020/21
categoryType of expenditure
difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
gbp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
gbp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

Academies' 2018/2021 per pupil expenditure by phase

Filename
aar_1821_exp_phase_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Per pupil expenditure information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, aggregated by phase, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each phase breakdown. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
overall_phaseOverall phase
pp_exp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_exp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_exp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_gbp_exp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
total_expenditure_1819_ppPer pupil expenditure in 2018/19
total_expenditure_1920_ppPer pupil expenditure in 2019/20
total_expenditure_2021_ppPer pupil expenditure in 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

Academies' 2018/2021 expenditure by phase

Filename
aar_1821_exp_phase_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Expenditure information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, aggregated by phase, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each phase breakdown. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
exp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
exp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
gbp_exp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2019/20
gbp_exp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2018/19 to 2020/21
gbp_exp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary expenditure between 2019/20 to 2020/21
overall_phaseOverall phase
total_expenditure_1819Total expenditure in 2018/19
total_expenditure_1920Total expenditure in 2019/20
total_expenditure_2021Total expenditure in 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

Academies' 2018/2021 per pupil income categories

Filename
aar_1821_inc_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Per pupil income information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each income category. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
categoryType of income
pp_18_19Per pupil income in 2018/19
pp_19_20Per pupil income in 2019/20
pp_20_21Per pupil income in 2020/21
pp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_gbp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

Academies' 2018/2021 income categories

Filename
aar_1821_inc_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Income information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each income category. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
18_19Total income in 2018/19
19_20Total income in 2019/20
20_21Total income in 2020/21
categoryType of income
difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
gbp_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
gbp_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
gbp_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures
  3. Due to changes in how total income and total expenditure were calculated across the 3-year period for both AAR and CFR data, the individual categories may not sum to the total. This is mainly due to the subtraction of expenditure category E30 Direct revenue financing.

Academies' 2018/2021 per pupil income by phase

Filename
aar_1821_inc_phase_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Per pupil income information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, aggregated by phase, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each phase breakdown. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
overall_phaseOverall phase
pp_gbp_income_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_gbp_income_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
pp_income_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_income_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
total_income_1819_ppPer pupil income in 2018/19
total_income_1920_ppPer pupil income in 2019/20
total_income_2021_ppPer pupil income in 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

Academies' 2018/2021 income by phase

Filename
aar_1821_inc_phase_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Income information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, aggregated by phase, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each phase breakdown. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
gbp_income_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
gbp_income_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
gbp_income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
income_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2019/20
income_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2018/19 to 2020/21
income_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in income between 2019/20 to 2020/21
overall_phaseOverall phase
total_income_1819Total income in 2018/19
total_income_1920Total income in 2019/20
total_income_2021Total income in 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

Academies' 2018/2021 per pupil revenue reserves by phase

Filename
aar_1821_rr_phase_pp_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Per pupil revenue reserve information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, aggregated by phase, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each phase breakdown. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
overall_phaseOverall phase
pp_gbp_rr_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_gbp_rr_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_gbp_rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2019/20 to 2020/21
pp_rr_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2019/20
pp_rr_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2020/21
pp_rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2019/20 to 2020/21
total_rr_1819_ppPer pupil revenue reserve in 2018/19
total_rr_1920_ppPer pupil revenue reserve in 2019/20
total_rr_2021_ppPer pupil revenue reserve in 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures

Academies' 2018/2021 revenue reserves by phase

Filename
aar_1821_rr_phase_v3.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2020/21
Content

Revenue reserve information for the academic years 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21 for all academies, aggregated by phase, including both a monetary and percentage comparison between each year’s data. The financial figures have the central services per pupil proportion incorporated for each phase breakdown. All data is in nominal terms so does not remove the effects of inflation.

Variable names and descriptions

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable nameVariable description
gbp_rr_difference_18_19_to_19_20Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2019/20
gbp_rr_difference_18_19_to_20_21Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2020/21
gbp_rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Change in monetary revenue reserve between 2019/20 to 2020/21
overall_phaseOverall phase
rr_difference_18_19_to_19_20Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2019/20
rr_difference_18_19_to_20_21Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2018/19 to 2020/21
rr_difference_19_20_to_20_21Percentage change in revenue reserve between 2019/20 to 2020/21
total_rr_1819Total revenue reserve in 2018/19
total_rr_1920Total revenue reserve in 2019/20
total_rr_2021Total revenue reserve in 2020/21
Footnotes
  1. The academies account return (AAR) data is reported on an academic year basis running from September - August. This is in contrast to the consistent financial reporting (CFR) data for LA maintained schools which is reported on a financial year basis running from April – March.
  2. Due to rounding, some totals and percentages may not correspond to the calculation of individual figures