Schools: Finance
Commons · Question 102937 · Tabled 5 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school funding settlements in meeting pupil need and demographic growth.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 28 Jan 2026
Spending per pupil was at its highest ever level in the 2024/25 financial year, in real terms, and there has been further real terms growth in spending in 2025/26. The school funding settlement announced at the Spending Review more than protects per pupil...