Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 104098

Dedicated Schools Grant

Tabled: 7 January 2026

Answered: 16 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the equitability of the current national funding formula for the Dedicated Schools Grant, in light of disparities in per-pupil funding between local authorities.

Answer

Georgia Gould

The schools national funding formula (NFF) distributes funding for mainstream schools based on schools’ and pupils’ characteristics.The purpose of the schools NFF is not to give every school, or local authority area, the same level of per-pupil funding. I...

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