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Commons · Question 50650 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 May 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the National Funding Formula on (a) rural areas and (b) Devon.
Answer
Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 15 May 2025
The purpose of the national funding formula (NFF) is not to give every school the same level of per pupil funding. It is right that schools with more pupils with additional needs, such as those indicated by measures of deprivation, receive extra funding t...