Schools: Finance
Commons · Question 82458 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools that have had to (a) reduce subjects, (b) rely on non-specialist teaching staff and (c) remove extracurricular opportunities due to funding shortfalls.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 24 Oct 2025
School funding is increasing by £3.7 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, and a further £4.2 billion by 2028/29, reaching £69.5 billion. This will provide an above real terms per pupil increase on the core schools budget and help transform the special e...