Schools: Admissions
Commons · Question 28719 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital budget allocations are available to Worcestershire County Council to accommodate future (a) primary and (b) secondary school places in the current financial year.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 15 Sep 2026
The statutory duty to provide sufficient school places sits with local authorities. The department provides capital funding through the Basic Need grant to support local authorities to provide school places, based on their own pupil forecasts and school c...