Written questions

Pupils: Per Capita Costs

Commons · Question 56179 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the proportion of school costs that is directly related to the number of pupils.

Answer

Answered by Catherine McKinnell, 10 Jun 2025

Every year the department publishes the schools’ costs technical note to help the sector to understand school costs and funding. Our analysis considers pupil demographic changes alongside other factors.The department allocates most mainstream funding thro...