Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 65091, why page 30 of Sandymoor Free School's annual report and financial statement for the year ending 31 August 2016 includes reference to a deficit of £522,760.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Education Funding Agency has not been approached by the Trust and has not agreed to provide advance funding.
The financial statements ending 31 August 2016 show a cumulative carry forward surplus of £173,401. We are looking into the reference to a deficit of £522,760 and we will seek clarification from the Trust on the issues raised.
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to page 15 of Sandymoor Free School's annual report and financial statement for the year ending 31 August 2016, for what reasons that school received advanced funding from the Education Funding Agency; and what the amount of that advanced funding was.
Answered by Edward Timpson
The Education Funding Agency has not been approached by the Trust and has not agreed to provide advance funding.
The financial statements ending 31 August 2016 show a cumulative carry forward surplus of £173,401. We are looking into the reference to a deficit of £522,760 and we will seek clarification from the Trust on the issues raised.
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of financial deficit of Sandymoor Free School in Runcorn was for the last year for which financial accounts were submitted.
Answered by Edward Timpson
We have no concerns regarding financial management at Sandymoor Free School and the Trust does not have a financial deficit.
On educational attainment, whilst the school received a good judgement from Ofsted in January 2014 it remains an academy of concern. The Progress 8 score in summer 2016 was -1.1 which is significantly below the LA average of 0.19 and the national average of 0. Only 33% of pupils achieved Grade C or above in English & maths (LA: 60.2%, National: 59.3%).
The pension deficit of the Trust for 2015/16 is £295,000.
The latest published financial statements for Sandymoor Free School 2015/16 show a cumulative carry forward surplus of £197,632.
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the pension deficit carried by Sandymoor Free School in Runcorn is.
Answered by Edward Timpson
We have no concerns regarding financial management at Sandymoor Free School and the Trust does not have a financial deficit.
On educational attainment, whilst the school received a good judgement from Ofsted in January 2014 it remains an academy of concern. The Progress 8 score in summer 2016 was -1.1 which is significantly below the LA average of 0.19 and the national average of 0. Only 33% of pupils achieved Grade C or above in English & maths (LA: 60.2%, National: 59.3%).
The pension deficit of the Trust for 2015/16 is £295,000.
The latest published financial statements for Sandymoor Free School 2015/16 show a cumulative carry forward surplus of £197,632.
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the financial management and educational attainment at Sandymoor Free School in Runcorn.
Answered by Edward Timpson
We have no concerns regarding financial management at Sandymoor Free School and the Trust does not have a financial deficit.
On educational attainment, whilst the school received a good judgement from Ofsted in January 2014 it remains an academy of concern. The Progress 8 score in summer 2016 was -1.1 which is significantly below the LA average of 0.19 and the national average of 0. Only 33% of pupils achieved Grade C or above in English & maths (LA: 60.2%, National: 59.3%).
The pension deficit of the Trust for 2015/16 is £295,000.
The latest published financial statements for Sandymoor Free School 2015/16 show a cumulative carry forward surplus of £197,632.
Asked by: Derek Twigg (Labour - Widnes and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average funding per pupil has been in each secondary school in Halton in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Answered by Nick Gibb
School-level figures for spending per pupil are published annually. The most recent figures are available at: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/download-data (for maintained schools in financial year 2015-16, select: a) the academic year 2015 to 2016; b) data for All of England; and c) Spend per pupil (full dataset)), and at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/income-and-expenditure-in-academies-in-england-2014-to-2015 (for academy schools in academic year 2014/15).