Schools: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 40681 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to (a) review and (b) adjust the national funding formula to reflect additional (i) staffing, (ii) maintenance, (iii) transport and (iv) other costs for small rural schools.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 28 Mar 2025
The 2025/26 schools national funding formula (NFF) uses the same factors as the 2024/25 NFF. This continuity from the previous year minimises disruption to local authorities and schools.The government is undertaking a review of the schools NFF to consider...