Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 40355
Schools: Rural Areas
Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 28 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of (a) the sparsity factor and (b) other elements of the national funding formula in supporting small rural schools.
Answer
Catherine McKinnellThe 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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