International Baccalaureate: Finance
Commons · Question 83031 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on social mobility for (a) students in state schools seeking (i) international
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 24 Oct 2025
The department has made significant investments into 16 to 19 education funding. The base rate of funding per student has increased to £5,105 in 2025/26, up over 5% in comparison to last year. But we must make this funding work hard, tilting it towards ke...