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Commons · Question 81701 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Charlie Maynard
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase (a) capacity and (b) resources in community schools in the context of transfers from the private to comprehensive school sector.
Answer
Answered by Olivia Bailey, 30 Oct 2025
The department works to support local authorities to ensure that every local area has sufficient school places for children that need them. School funding in England is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, taking total core school f...