Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 118738

Oak National Academy: Finance

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026

Question

Valerie Vaz

LabourWalsall and Bloxwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the £53 million spent on the Oak National Academy in the last three years, in the context of levels of financial pressures on schools.

Answer

Georgia Gould
For financial years 2022/23 to 2024/25, Oak National Academy (Oak) was allocated funding of £47 million. Any in-year underspend by Oak is returned to the department and reallocated to other education priorities, as with all other programmes.The government...

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