Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 118738
Oak National Academy: Finance
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
Valerie Vaz
Labour — Walsall 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 GouldFor 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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