Schools: Finance
Commons · Question 5735 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Josh Babarinde
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support schools experiencing falling pupil rolls.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 9 Jun 2026
The department recognises that demographic change requires local areas to adapt to changing demand for school places.Schools are funded on the basis of pupil numbers in the previous October census. This gives schools with falling rolls some time to reorga...