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English Language: Education

Commons · Question 88811 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 23 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 30 October 2025 to Question 73667 on Schools: Interpreters and Translation Services, how many schools receive English as an additional language funding.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 23 Dec 2025

The schools national funding formula (NFF) allocates core funding for mainstream schools based on school and pupil characteristics. The English as an additional language (EAL) factor forms part of the NFF, accounting for 1.1% of the funding allocated thro...