Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 83031

International Baccalaureate: Finance

Tabled: 17 October 2025

Answered: 24 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of reducing funding for International Baccalaureate qualifications on social mobility for (a) students in state schools seeking (i) international

Answer

Georgia Gould

The department has made significant investments into 16 to 19 education funding. The base rate of funding per student has increased to £5,105 in 2025/26, up over 5% in comparison to last year. But we must make this funding work hard, tilting it towards ke...

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