Schools: Finance
Commons · Question 84345 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school funding allocations to meet increased costs associated with (a) energy, (b) staffing and (c) materials in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 31 Oct 2025
School funding is increasing by £3.7 billion in financial year 2025/26, meaning that core school budgets will total £65.3 billion, compared with £61.6 billion in 2024/25.In May, the government announced a further £615 million of additional funding for sch...