A Department for Education spokesperson said:
“Schools are receiving a £2.6 billion boost in funding this year,
as we begin to invest over £14.4 billion in total over the three
year period through to 2022-23 compared with 2019-20 - giving
every school more money for every child.
“The lowest funded schools are receiving the greatest increases
as every child deserves a superb education, regardless of which
school they attend, or where they happen to grow up.
“We continue to target additional funding through the national
funding formula for schools with high numbers of pupils from
disadvantaged backgrounds, providing £6.3 billion in 2020-21 for
pupils with additional needs, representing 18 per cent of the
formula’s total funding. Our £1 billion Covid catch up package on
top of this is helping level up opportunity for every young
person up and down the country.”
Further information:
• The national funding formula ensures the fair distribution of
funds based on the needs of schools and their pupil cohorts. The
formula ensures that every school will receive more money for
every pupil next year.
• Schools’ base budgets are rising by £2.6bn this year, £4.8bn
next year and £7.1bn in 2022-23, compared to 2019-20, while the
Government has also announced a further £1bn to ensure schools
have the support they need to help children and young people make
up for lost teaching time.
• Each secondary school will attract a minimum of £5,150 per
pupil and each primary a minimum of £4,000 per pupil under the
national funding formula from 2021-22, up from the £5,000 and
£3,750 this year.
• All schools are receiving additional funds to cover additional
teachers’ pay and pension costs, which will be distributed
through the national funding formula allocations from 21-22. This
adds a further £180 and £265 respectively to the 21-22 minimum
per pupil amounts.
• We also provide additional support through the Pupil Premium -
£2.4 billion this year - to improve the attainment and wider
outcomes of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.
