Schools: Finance
Commons · Question 15381 · Tabled 20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the guidance issued to local education authorities on funding schools for in-year (a) transfers of pupils and (b) growth in pupils on roll.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 29 Nov 2024
The department has allocated £242 million in Growth and Falling Rolls funding to local authorities in 2024/25 through the dedicated schools grant, which local authorities can use to support schools managing significant growth in pupil numbers. We allocate...