Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 40394

Schools: Rural Areas

Tabled: 21 March 2025
Answered: 31 March 2025

Question

Joe Robertson

ConservativeIsle of Wight East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the closure of small village schools on the sustainability of rural communities.

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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