Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 9857
Schools: Finance
Tabled: 17 October 2024
Answered: 25 October 2024
Question
Uma Kumaran
Labour — Stratford and Bow
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of falling pupil rolls on school budgets.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe majority of school funding is driven by pupil numbers. As such, the department understands that falling rolls can have a significant impact on schools’ budgets.The lagged funding system, where schools are funded on the basis of their pupil numbers in ...
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