- Request
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Questions 1-6 concern schools' revenue budgets.
1. A list of all LA-maintained schools in the local authority area and the following information for 2022/23:
a. the type of school (nursery, primary, secondary, PRU, special etc)
b. each school's in-year financial outturn - i.e. the surplus or deficit the school recorded on its revenue budget in 2022/23
c. each school's cumulative outturn balance at the end of 2022/23 (i.e. factoring in previous years)
2. The forecast in-year financial outturn (as defined in question 1b) in 2023/24 for each LA-maintained school in the local authority area (please state the type of school as per question 1a for any newly opened schools that don't appear in question 1)
3. The total number and percentage of schools with a surplus revenue balance in 2022/23, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)
4. The total number and percentage of schools with a negative revenue balance in 2022/23, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)
5. The total number and percentage of schools with a forecast surplus revenue balance for 2023/24, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)
6. The total number and percentage of schools with a forecast negative revenue balance for 2023/24, broken down by type of school (as per question 1a)
7. Please state how many children of compulsory school age with Education, Health and Care Plans have no school place for September and are not in Elective Home Education
If the council is on the Delivering Better Value in SEND programme, please also answer questions 8 and 9:
8. What is the council's forecast unmitigated cumulative DSG deficit for 2027/28? Please provide a forecast figure for 2026/27 if no forecast is available for 2027/28
9. What is the council's forecast mitigated cumulative DSG deficit for 2027/28 under implementation of DBV savings? Please include all forecasts that have been calculated (e.g. upper/lower bound, target and stretch forecasts etc). Please provide forecast figures for 2026/27 if no forecast is available for 2027/28
Please do not refer me to the council's Schools Forum papers - my experience is that councils do not routinely publish the requested information via their Schools Forums. - Decision
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I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.
1. Please find attached table 1
2. Please find attached table 2
3. 174 schools in total
Cumulative In Year Total Number Number of schools % Number of schools % Nursery 5 4 80% Nursery 1 20% Primary 162 147 91% Primary 86 53% Secondary 2 2 100% Secondary 0 0% Special 5 3 60% Special 2 40% 174 156 90% 89 51% 4. 174 schools in total
Cumulative In Year Total Number Number of schools % Number of schools % Nursery 5 1 20% Nursery 4 80% Primary 162 15 9% Primary 76 47% Secondary 2 0 0% Secondary 2 100% Special 5 2 40% Special 3 60% 174 18 10% 85 49% 5. please note the below information does not include Cowbit St Mary's
Total Number Number of schools % Nursery 5 3 60% Primary 161 150 93% Secondary 2 2 100% Special 5 3 60% 173 158 91% 6. Note - the below does not include Cowbit St Mary's as we do not have the information for this school
Total Number Number of schools % Nursery 5 2 40% Primary 161 11 7% Secondary 2 0 0% Special 5 2 40% 173 15 9% 7. The number of children and young people with an EHC Plan without a school place is 151. LCC provide interim educational arrangements, so they are not without education but do not yet have a named setting.
Lincolnshire is not on the Delivering Better Value in SEND programme
8,9. N/a
Should you require the attachments mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and these can be provided.
- Reference number
- FOI 7747609
- Date request received
- 30/08/23
- Date of decision
- 22/09/23