Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 47992

Schools: Finance

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 2 May 2025

Question

Perran Moon

LabourCamborne and Redruth

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding through the National Funding Formula for (a) small schools and (b) rural schools.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
The government recognises the essential role that small schools play in their communities, many of which are in rural areas. The schools national funding formula (NFF) accounts for the particular challenges faced by small schools in rural areas through th...

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