Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 84345

Schools: Finance

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 31 October 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of school funding allocations to meet increased costs associated with (a) energy, (b) staffing and (c) materials in the 2025-26 financial year.

Answer

Georgia Gould
School funding is increasing by £3.7 billion in financial year 2025/26, meaning that core school budgets will total £65.3 billion, compared with £61.6 billion in 2024/25.In May, the government announced a further £615 million of additional funding for sch...

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